System and method for automated selection and distribution of media content

• US 7,769,743 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2007
• Issued: 08/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas R. Wolzien
• Original Assignee: Thomas R. Wolzien
• Inventors: Wolzien, Thomas R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleurantin; Jean Bolte
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ly; Anh
• Application Number:
  US11/808,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20080313169A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,146 Days
• Field of Search: 707/1, 707 6- 7, 707/10, 707/999.001, 707999006-999007, 707/999.01
• US Class Current: 707/709
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering

Abstract

A media management system for and method of increasing value of media content are provided wherein content attributes associated with media content are stored, a target entry list is generated, and a resultant scenario calculated with an associated financial figure.

Claims

1. A method of determining media attribute selections using an inventory of media attributes stored in a database, comprising:

storing at least one content producing resource in the database;

storing distribution forms in the database;

storing demographic sectors in the database;

storing geographies of interest in the database;

mapping media content to distribution forms, demographic sectors, and geographies of interest to determine scenarios of interest; and

calculating revenue estimates associated with the scenarios of interest; and

creating a resultant scenario list containing the scenarios of interest in rank order by revenue projection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein content contains at least one of movies, video clips, print articles, audio clips, news programs, documentary programs, graphics, advertisements, music files, and enhanced media.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein content producing sources include at least one of television networks, movie studios television stations, radio stations, newspaper organizations, publishing house, and online content providers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein distribution forms include at least one of video broadcast, audio broadcast, video cable, video satellite, video wireless, audio wireless, print publication, video Internet, audio Internet.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein demographic sectors include at least one of age, gender, education, income, and buying habits.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating projected costs associated with scenarios of interest.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining net income associated with scenarios of interest.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining operating cash flow associated with scenarios of interest.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one content asset is provided with a preference flag.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of attributes in different groups are provided with preference flags.