Video creation marketplace

• US 9,420,213 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2012
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Shackleton, Lane, Soldo, Fabio, First, Andrew, Rangarajan, Anand, Ogungbadero, JessicaKate
• Primary Examiner(s): Topgyal, Gelek W
• Application Number:
  US13/533,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20130343726A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,512 Days
• Field of Search: 386278-290
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating collaboration between video creators/publishers and users in need of video creations and/or publication of videos are provided. A profile component receives and stores profile information regarding video creators. A video request component receives a request for at least creation of a video, the request indicating one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the video. A search component responds to the request and searches the profile information in connection with identifying one or more of the video creators that can create the video based on a correlation between their respective profile information and the one or more characteristics associated with the video creation.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a memory having stored thereon computer executable components; and

a processor configured to execute the following computer executable components stored in the memory;

a profile component that receives profile information regarding video creators, wherein the video creators are respectively associated with channels hosted by a streaming media provider via which the respective creators share videos to users of the streaming media provider, and wherein the profile information comprises video content category information identifying categories of video content respectively associated with the channels, and subscriber information identifying numbers of subscribers respectively associated with the channels;

a video request component that receives a request for at least creation of an original video, the request identifying characteristics associated with the creation of the original video, including a video content category for the original video, and a number of subscribers associated with a channel of a video creator; and

a search component that, in response to the request, searches the profile information in connection with identifying one or more of the video creators suitable for the creation of the original video based on a correlation between respective profile information of the one or more of the video creators and the characteristics associated with the creation of the original video.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the request for the creation of the original video is a request for the creation of an original video that that does not include any content provided by an entity making the request.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the respectively associated with the video creators respectively comprise a user demographic profile that the respective video creators are known to attract.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the characteristics further include at least one of:

a number of actors to be included in the original video, or a description of actors to be included in the original video.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the correlation between the respective profile information of the one or more of the video creators and the characteristics associated with the creation of the original video is based on respective channels of the one or more content creators being associated with at least the number of subscribers identified in the request.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the characteristics further include a product or service to be identified in the original video.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the characteristics further include a setting to be included in the original video.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the video request component further receives a request to publish the original video on a channel associated with a potential video creator following creation of the original video by the potential video creator, wherein the search component further searches the profile information in connection with identifying one or more of the video creators that can create the original video and publish the original video on their respective channels, based on their respective profile information.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a review component that receives rating information for a video creator and associates the rating information with the video creator'"'"'s profile.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication component that facilitates communication between an entity making the request and at least one of the identified one or more of the video creators that can create the original video.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the profile information further comprising:

video characteristic information identifying characteristics of videos content creators are capable of creating, billing information identifying prices for creation of a video and publication of a video, and time information identifying time-frames associated with creation of a video.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a posting component that posts the request for the creation of the original video to a forum or a profile associated with an entity making the request.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

an auctioning component that receives a bid from a video creator to create the original video in accordance with the posted request and presents the bid to the entity making the request.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

a contract component that facilitates granting the bid and generating a contract between the bidder and the entity making the request for the original video, the contract defining terms for at least one of the creation of the original video or the publishing of the original video.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

a billing component that facilitates billing the entity making the request for the video in accordance with the contract.

16. A system comprising:

a memory having stored thereon computer executable components; and

a processor configured to execute the following computer executable components stored in the memory;

a profile component that receives profile information for a user, the profile information defining at least characteristics associated with video creation capabilities of the user and a number of subscribers to a channel associated with the user;

a data store that stores the profile information;

a video request component that receives a request for creation of an original video, the request indicating one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video, including a type of content to be included in the original video and a number of subscribers associated with a potential creator of the video; and

a search component that queries a forum and determines whether the user is suitable for the creation of original video based on correspondence between the one or more characteristics of the request and the profile information for the user.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a communication component that facilitates communication between the user and an entity making the request in response to a determination that the user is suitable for the creation of the original video.

18. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

an auctioning component that receives a bid associated with the user to create the original video in accordance with the request, and presents the bid to an entity making the request.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

a contract component that receives authorization to grant the bid, and in response to the authorization, generates a contract between the user and the entity making the request for the original video, the contract defining terms for the creation of the original video.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

a billing component that facilitates billing the entity making the request for the original video in accordance with the contract.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics further include, a number of actors to be included in the original video, or a description of actors to be included in the original video.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics further include a product or service to be identified in the original video.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics further include a setting to be included in the original video.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics further include a time frame for the creation of the original video.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more characteristics further include a desired duration for the original video.

26. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a posting component that posts the request for the creation of the original video to the forum.

27. A method comprising:

using at least one microprocessor to execute computer executable instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium to perform the following acts;

receiving profile information regarding video creators, wherein the video creators are respectively associated with channels hosted by a streaming media provider via which the respective creators share videos to users of the streaming media provider, and wherein the profile information comprises video content category information identifying categories of video content respectively associated with the channels, and subscriber information identifying numbers of subscribers respectively associated with the channels;

receiving a request for at least creation of an original video, the request identifying characteristics associated with the creation of the original video, including a video content category for the original video, and a number of subscribers associated with a channel of a video creator; and

in response to the request, searching the profile information and identifying one or more of the video creators suitable for the creation of the original video based on a correlation between respective profile information of the one or more of the video creators and the characteristics associated with the creation of the original video.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the request for the creation of the original video is a request for the creation of an original video that that does not include any content provided by an entity making the request.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the characteristics further include a product to be identified in the original video.

30. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

receiving a request to publish the original video on a channel associated with a potential video creator following the creation of the original video by the potential video creator; and

searching the profile information and identifying one or more of the video creators that can create the video and publish the video on their respective channels, based on their respective profile information.