METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING MONETIZATION RIGHTS AND ACCESS AND OPTIMIZING THE VALUE OF DIGITAL CONTENT
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1. A method for controlling access and monetization rights to an ad/message inventory of content assets, comprising the steps of:
- dynamically allocating access rights to a unit of ad/message inventory within a content asset; and
separately dynamically determining monetization rights to compensate parties for both creation of said content and origination of a consumer'"'"'s consumption of said content asset, for all relevant parties with each and every instance of a consumer accessing a content asset;
wherein said dynamic allocation and determination of rights is centered on said content asset, an ad/message slot associated with said content asset, and a business entity in each specific instance that contributed what value to monetization of said content asset.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus dynamically allocates monetization access and optimizes the value of digital content by managing the access rights and monetization rights, delivery, measurement and by accounting for advertising, promotion and digital messaging within, over, and around digital content across a distributed network of business entities and a distributed network of delivery platforms.
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1. A method for controlling access and monetization rights to an ad/message inventory of content assets, comprising the steps of:
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dynamically allocating access rights to a unit of ad/message inventory within a content asset; and separately dynamically determining monetization rights to compensate parties for both creation of said content and origination of a consumer'"'"'s consumption of said content asset, for all relevant parties with each and every instance of a consumer accessing a content asset; wherein said dynamic allocation and determination of rights is centered on said content asset, an ad/message slot associated with said content asset, and a business entity in each specific instance that contributed what value to monetization of said content asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for providing content asset centric, dynamic access rights and monetization rights across a distributed network of aggregator/distributors, comprising:
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a plurality of individual content assets, each having a content rights owner or publisher; a central access and monetization rights database tied to each content asset for storing access and monetization rights of each content asset; and means for dynamically determining access to ad/message inventory and for separately, dynamically determining compensation due (monetization rights) for values created of owning rights to a particular content asset, originating a view or consumption of said content asset, and selling ads into said content asset when said content asset is viewed or consumed; wherein access rights and compensations due are dynamically and separately determined when a view or instance of consumption of a content asset occurs, based on an intersection of which business entity originated said view of said content asset, owned content rights to said content asset, and/or sold advertising that monetized said content asset; and wherein access and compensation for different value contributions are dynamically set based on whichever combination of values where actually contributed by whichever business entities contributed them. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for providing content asset centric, dynamic access rights and monetization rights across a distributed network of aggregator/distributors, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of individual content assets, each having a content rights owner or publisher; providing a central access and monetization rights database tied to each content asset for storing access and monetization rights of each content asset; and dynamically determining access to ad/message inventory and for separately, dynamically determining compensation due (monetization rights) for values created of owning rights to a particular content asset, originating a view or consumption of said content asset, and selling ads into said content asset when said content asset is viewed or consumed; wherein access rights and compensations due are dynamically and separately determined when a view, or instance of consumption of a content asset occurs, based on an intersection of which business entity originated said view of said content asset, owned content rights to said content asset, and/or sold advertising that monetized said content asset; and wherein access and compensation for different value contributions are dynamically set based on whichever combination of values where actually contributed by whichever business entities contributed them. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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