Batch pricing of digital media independent of pricing models

• US 8,831,998 B1
• Filed: 03/26/2009
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ben Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Corbis Corporation
• Inventors: Gigliotti, Travis, Gotschall, Mary Pat, Cramer, Alison, Catbagan, Michael, Rudmann, Jason, Esler, Chris, Risse, Monica, Steinbomer, Jon-Eric, McFarlin, Shannon, Blackburn, Jason, Supkay, Pablo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nigh, James D
• Application Number:
  US12/412,299
• Time in Patent Office: 1,993 Days
• Field of Search: 705/59
• US Class Current: 705/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/18 Licensing

Abstract

Batch pricing of digital media items by providing an electronic cart interface for use in managing a purchase of a plurality of digital media items, each digital media item having a status of priced or unpriced. The interface enables a user of the client device to interactively select a plurality of media items to be priced as a batch of digital media items, and to sequentially request one or more rights for each of the selected media items within the batch. The user may obtain a price for each selected media item that is based on the designated pricing model and the one or more rights requested the digital media right to be licensed for each media item.

Claims

1. A network device, comprising:

a storage device useable to store at least a purchase data base and a license data base;

a processor; and

a non-transitory memory storing computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform steps;

comprising;

providing, to a client device, an electronic cart interface operable to select a batch of digital media items, each digital media item having a status of priced or unpriced;

receiving, from the client device, a batch of selected digital media items, each digital media item in the batch having a status of unpriced;

providing, to the client device, a pricing interface operable to select one or more rights;

receiving, from the client device, a selection of one or more rights;

for each digital media item in the batch, calculating a price based on a pricing model corresponding to the digital media item and the received selection of one or more rights;

for each digital media item in the batch, determining whether the digital media item is available for licensing according to the received selection of one or more rights; and

displaying an aggregation of the prices calculated for each digital media item in the batch for which the digital media item is determined by said determining to be available for licensing.

2. The network device of claim 1 wherein said instructions cause the processor to perform steps further comprising providing a pricing navigator interface to the client device operable to:

display a list of the plurality of digital media items selected for pricing; and

select one of the plurality of digital media items to be priced.

3. The network device of claim 2 wherein said pricing navigator is further operable to:

accumulate a license price of the digital media items selected for pricing wherein at least one of the selected media items has a status of unpriced; and

display the accumulated license price.

4. The network device of claim 1, wherein providing a pricing interface further comprises:

customizing the pricing interface based on a pricing model associated with a first digital media item in the batch of digital media items.

5. A non-transitory processor readable storage medium that includes data and instructions, wherein the execution of the instructions by a processor cause the processor to perform steps, comprising:

receiving, from a client device, a selection of a batch of media items, wherein at least one media item within the batch of media items is associated with a different pricing model than at least one other media item within the batch of media items;

providing, to the client device, a pricing interface operable to select one or more rights;

receiving, from the client device, a selection of one or more rights;

for each media item in the batch, calculating a price based on a pricing model corresponding to the media item and the received selection of one or more rights;

for each digital media item in the batch, determining whether the digital media item is available for licensing according to the received selection of one or more rights; and

displaying, at the client device, an aggregation of the prices calculated for each media item in the batch for which the digital media item is determined by said determining to be available for licensing.

6. The processor readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein providing the pricing interface further comprises:

customizing the pricing interface based on a pricing model associated with a first media item within the batch of media items selected for pricing.

7. A system for enabling a communications over a network, comprising:

a storage device having stored thereon at least a purchase database comprising records of electronic carts, each record including at least a status designation of each media item in the electronic cart; and

a network device in communication with the storage device that is configured to perform actions, including;

receiving, from a client device, a selection of a batch of media items from the purchase database;

providing, to the client device, a pricing interface operable to select one or more rights;

receiving, from the client device, a selection of one or more rights;

for each media item in the batch, calculating a price based on a pricing model corresponding to the media item and the received selection of one or more rights;

for each digital media item in the batch, determining whether the digital media item is available for licensing according to the received selection of one or more rights; and

providing to the client device an aggregation of the prices calculated for each media item in the batch for which the digital media item is determined by said determining to be available for licensing.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein providing a pricing interface further comprises:

customizing the pricing interface based on a pricing model associated with a first selected media item within the batch of media items.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the pricing interface is further operable to:

accumulate a license price of the digital media items selected for pricing wherein at least one of the selected media items has a status of unpriced; and

display said accumulated license price.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the pricing interface is customized based on a pricing model for each media item in the batch of media items, and wherein at least one of the customized pricing interfaces employs at least one of a form field or radio dial interface for providing an answer to at least one question used in determining a licensing right.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein receiving, from a client device, a selection of a batch of media items, further comprises receiving an indication that the batch of media items displayed by the client device are dragged from a first display region to a second display region.