System and method for the provision of multimedia materials

• US 9,171,179 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2012
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mark Deaver, Miller J. Michael
• Original Assignee: Mark Deaver, Miller J. Michael
• Inventors: Miller, J. Michael, Deaver, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): LEMMA, SAMSON B
• Application Number:
  US13/684,510
• Publication Number:
  US 20130159708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,067 Days
• Field of Search: 713/165, 713/167, 380/231, 380/233, 380/201, 707/821
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/11 File system administration, e.g. details of archiving or snapshots file system backup G06F11/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A method for enabling the storage, distribution, and use of associated text and media files comprises a webpage interface coupled to an information and support system, an account creation and login system, a user media storage system, a solicitation assistance and user matching system, a solicitation and collaboration agreement system, a media collaboration and project creation system, and a product gallery and sales system. Means are provided for a user to gain access to the inventive systems through an Internet connection on a local user computing device. In accordance with the invention, information is input into a database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device which then combines the information into an augmented text-media file output. The inventive systems also distribute augmented text-media file output products to users of the inventive systems through a webpage interface system.

Claims

1. A method for enabling the storage, distribution, and use of associated text and media files, comprising:

(a) inputting a textual content file comprising a story into a text database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(b) inputting a non-textual content file into a non-text database storage medium coupled to said operator system computing device;

(c) associating said textual content files with said non-textual content files forming a combined media format, said combined media format comprising segregated and encrypted text content file components and non-text content file components;

(d) independently restricting access and/or independently granting access to said segregated and encrypted text content file components;

(e) independently restricting access and/or independently granting access to said segregated and encrypted non-text content file components;

(f) inputting a user investment marking point into said combined media format, said user investment marking point indicating a user experience point where a user is likely to have gained sufficient understanding and attachment to the story to have a high interest in additional non-textual media associated with said combined media format;

(g) inputting event marking points into said combined media format;

(h) associating creator information with said text content file and said non-text content file, receiving purchasing information, and associating said creator information, said text content file and said non-text content file with said purchasing information to generate a purchased product file;

(i) inputting creator identification information into a creator identification information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(j) sending a purchaser purchase identification information;

(k) inputting creator contract information into a creator contract information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(l) associating said creator contract information to said text and/or non-text content files comprising said combined media format;

(m) inputting purchase identification information into a purchase identification information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(n) associating said purchase identification information to said combined media format and generating a user-downloadable user-specific combined media format instance;

(o) receiving from the purchaser said purchase identification information and comparing said purchase identification information associated with said user-downloadable user-specific combined media format instance with said purchase identification information in said purchase identification information database; and

(p) facilitating the communication of said user-downloadable user-specific combined media format instance to a local user computing device using an internet connection, at least one of the above steps being implemented by a computer processor.

2. A method as in claim 1 wherein real-time user access permissions may be modified and further comprising the granting and/or blocking of real-time user access to non-text media files in connection with storage, distribution, and use of text and non-text media files, along with the sale and distribution of modified said real-time user access permissions, and generating an augmented text-media file by:

(a) individually encrypting non-text media files associated with text comprising an encrypted augmented media file format;

(b) inputting said encrypted augmented media file format into an encrypted augmented media file format database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(c) inputting sales information associated with the download of said encrypted augmented media file format into a sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(d) inputting user-specific media file access information into said sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(e) downloading a copy of said encrypted augmented media file along with corresponding user-specific media file access information into a local user storage medium coupled to a local user operator system computing device;

(f) inputting modified sales information associated with the download of said encrypted augmented media file format into said sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(g) inputting modified user-specific media file access information into said sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(h) modifying user-specific media file access information corresponding to said encrypted augmented media file downloaded into the local user storage medium coupled to a local user operator system computing device, in real-time, during viewing of said encrypted augmented media file;

(i) A user-downloaded file package containing text and individually locked non-text media file components comprising a locked encrypted augmented media file;

(j) inputting unlock access information, associated with said individually locked non-text media file components, into an access information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(k) inputting sales information associated with the purchase of user access permissions of said locked encrypted augmented media file into a sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(l) downloading a copy of said locked encrypted augmented media file to the memory of a local user computing device;

(m) downloading a copy of said sales information associated with the purchase of said user access permissions to the memory of said local user computing device;

(n) coupling said purchased user access permissions associated with said individually locked non-text media file components to said individually locked non-text media file components in the memory of said local user computing device;

(o) verifying said user access permissions in the memory of said local user computing device during playback of said individually locked non-text media file components;

(p) unlocking specific said individually locked non-text media file components which said verifying has confirmed that said user access permissions have already been purchased;

(q) displaying an offer, during viewing of said locked encrypted augmented media file, for real-time purchase of additional said user access permissions corresponding with said individually locked non-text media file components which said verifying has confirmed that said user access permissions have not already been purchased;

(r) re-verifying, following the displaying of said offer for real-time purchase of additional said user access permissions, said user access permissions in the memory of said local user computing device during playback of said individually locked non-text media file components; and

(s) unlocking specific said individually locked non-text media file components which said re-verifying has confirmed that said user access permissions have already been purchased.

3. A method as in claim 2 further comprising associating creator information with said locked encrypted augmented media file, receiving purchaser information, and combining said creator information and said locked encrypted augmented media file with said purchasing information to generate a purchased product locked encrypted augmented media file.

4. A method as in claim 3, wherein said purchased product locked encrypted augmented media file is generated by:

(t) inputting creator identification information into a creator identification information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(u) embedding said creator identification information into said purchased product locked encrypted augmented media file comprising an embedded locked augmented media file;

(v) inputting creator contract information into a creator contract information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;

(w) embedding said creator contract information into creator'"'"'s text and/or media files comprising said embedded locked augmented media file;

(x) inputting purchase identification information into a purchase identification information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; and

(y) embedding said purchase identification information into said embedded locked augmented media file outputting a user-downloadable user-specific embedded locked augmented media file instance.

5. A method as in claim 4, wherein said user-specific embedded locked augmented media file instance is coupled to an online monitoring server, and further comprising:

(z) comparing said purchase identification information embedded in said user-downloadable user-embedded locked augmented media file instance with said purchase identification information in said purchase identification information database; and

(aa) facilitating the communication and comparing of said purchase identification information between a local user computing device and a remote database monitoring server using an internet connection.

6. A method as in claim 1, wherein said purchaser purchase identification information is resident on said local user computing device and said user-specific combined media format instance is only played after verification over the internet of said purchaser purchase identification information resident on said local user computing device against said purchase identification information in said purchase identification information database.

7. A method as in claim 1, wherein said non-textual content file comprises an audio component.

8. A method as in claim 1, wherein said combined media format comprises individually encrypted text and non text content file components.

9. A method as in claim 1, wherein if said purchase identification information does not match said purchase identification information associated with said user-downloadable user-specific combined media format instance, user access is denied and the user is presented with offer information.

10. A method as in claim 1, wherein when a user investment marking point or an event marking point is reached by a user, said user is offered the contents of said non-textual content file.

11. A method as in claim 10, wherein said offered contents of said non-textual content file is a musical composition and said user is presented with a sample of said musical composition.