Media Distribution Reporting System, Apparatus, Method and Software
First Claim
1. A media distribution reporting system, the system couplable through a network to a plurality of media players, the system comprising:
- a memory storing a database having media usage data; and
a second media reporting server, the second media reporting server coupled to the memory and adapted to receive from each media player, of the plurality of media players, corresponding data comprising a user identification, an identification of first media, an identification of a plurality of second media inserted into the first media, a date, a time, any user payment amount for the first media;
the second media reporting server further adapted to combine the corresponding data from the plurality of media players to generate the media usage data; and
the second media reporting server further adapted to generate a plurality of media usage reports for allocation of revenue and payment among a plurality of users, first media providers, and second media providers.
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Abstract
An exemplary media distribution reporting system is couplable through a network to a plurality of media players. The exemplary system comprises a memory storing a database having media usage data; and a second media reporting server, the second media reporting server coupled to the memory and adapted to receive from each media player, of the plurality of media players, corresponding data comprising a user identification, an identification of first media, an identification of a plurality of second media inserted into the first media, a date, a time, any user payment amount for the first media; the second media reporting server further adapted to combine the corresponding data from the plurality of media players to generate the media usage data; and the second media reporting server further adapted to generate a plurality of media usage reports for allocation of revenue and payment among a plurality of users, first media providers, and second media providers. Exemplary methods and software are also disclosed.
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18 Claims
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1. A media distribution reporting system, the system couplable through a network to a plurality of media players, the system comprising:
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a memory storing a database having media usage data; and a second media reporting server, the second media reporting server coupled to the memory and adapted to receive from each media player, of the plurality of media players, corresponding data comprising a user identification, an identification of first media, an identification of a plurality of second media inserted into the first media, a date, a time, any user payment amount for the first media;
the second media reporting server further adapted to combine the corresponding data from the plurality of media players to generate the media usage data; and
the second media reporting server further adapted to generate a plurality of media usage reports for allocation of revenue and payment among a plurality of users, first media providers, and second media providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A media distribution reporting method, the method comprising:
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receiving from each media player, of a plurality of media players, corresponding data comprising a user identification, an identification of first media, an identification of a plurality of second media inserted into the first media, a date, a time, any user payment amount for the first media; combining the corresponding data from the plurality of media players to generate media usage data for each first media of a plurality of first media; combining the corresponding data from the plurality of media players to generate media usage data for each second media of a plurality of second media; and generating a plurality of media usage reports for allocation of revenue and payment among a plurality of users, first media providers, and second media providers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tangible medium storing computer-readable and executable software instructions, comprising:
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a first program construct adapted to receive from each media player, of a plurality of media players, corresponding data comprising a user identification, an identification of first media, an identification of a plurality of second media inserted into the first media, a date, a time, any user payment amount for the first media; a second program construct adapted to combine the corresponding data from the plurality of media players to generate media usage data for each first media of a plurality of first media; a third program construct adapted to combine the corresponding data from the plurality of media players to generate media usage data for each second media of a plurality of second media; and a fourth program construct adapted to generate a plurality of media usage reports for allocation of revenue and payment among a plurality of users, first media providers, and second media providers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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