Community based digital content auditing and streaming

• US 9,201,942 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2010
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Hopwood, Michael, Ullmann, Peter F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleurantin, Jean B
• Application Number:
  US12/875,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032423A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,915 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-831, 709/224, 709/225, 709/229, 726/2, 726/17, 705/51
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• 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 2221/2135 Metering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a system and method is illustrated and includes receiving auditing data relating to a piece of digital content, associating the auditing data with the piece of digital content to create audited digital content, receiving a content request pertaining to the audited digital content from a requester, checking a permission associated with the audited digital content, the permission to determine an exchange basis upon which the audited digital content is provided to the requester, and where the exchange basis defines the condition upon which the audited digital content may be accessed, and providing the audited digital content to the requester according to the exchange basis.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving auditing data relating to a piece of digital content, the auditing data being based on recorded user interactions with the piece of digital content, the piece of digital content being a segment of a full length piece of digital content;

associating, using one or more processors, the auditing data with the piece of digital content to create audited digital content; and

providing a requester with access to the audited digital content based on a permission associated with the audited digital content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a content request pertaining to the audited digital content from a requester.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising checking the permission associated with the audited digital content, the permission to determine an exchange basis upon which the audited digital content is provided to the requester, and the exchange basis defining a condition upon which the audited digital content is accessible.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the permission comprises one or more of a permission to rate, view, transmit, segment, or pay for the audited digital content.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising generating a histogram based upon the auditing data, the histogram to determine the exchange basis.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising conducting a peak rate analysis to determine a relationship between the auditing data and a historical auditing data.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising monetizing the audited digital content based upon the relationship between the auditing data and the historical auditing data.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining a plurality of audited digital content to create a new collection of audited digital content.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising enabling users to audit the new collection.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a monetization rule set, the monetization rule set having data used to determine a monetary value for the audited digital content.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising using the monetization rule set is to adjust the monetary value based on a level of use for the audited digital content.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the recorded user interactions comprise at least one of viewing the piece of digital content, downloading the piece of digital content, recommending the piece of digital content, or rating the piece of digital content.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising checking the permission associated with the audited digital content to determine whether to generate a histogram based upon the auditing data for an activity, wherein a lack of permission for the activity results in the histogram not being generated with respect to the activity.

14. A system comprising:

a first receiver to receive auditing data relating to a piece of digital content, the auditing data being based on recorded user interactions with the piece of digital content, the piece of digital content being a segment of a full length piece of digital content;

an association engine to associate, using one or more processors, the auditing data with the piece of digital content to create audited digital content;

a second receiver to receive a content request pertaining to the audited digital content from a requester; and

a transmitter to provide access to the audited digital content based on a permission associated with the audited digital content.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a checking engine to check the permission associated with the audited digital content, the permission to determine an exchange basis upon which the audited digital content is provided to the requester, the exchange basis defining a condition upon which the audited digital content is accessible.

16. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising a histogram generator to generate a histogram based upon the auditing data, the histogram used to determine the exchange basis.

17. The computer system of claim 14, further comprising a peak rate engine to conduct a peak rate analysis determining a relationship between the auditing data and a historical auditing data.

18. The computer system of claim 14, further comprising a monetizing engine to monetize the audited digital content based upon the relationship between the auditing data and the historical auditing data.

19. The computer system of claim 14, further comprising a third receiver to receive a monetization rule set, the monetization rule set having data used to determine a monetary value for the audited digital content.

20. The computer system of claim 14, further comprising means for combining a plurality of audited digital content to create a new collection of audited digital content.

21. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors of one or more machines cause the one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

receiving auditing data relating to a piece of digital content from one or more users, the auditing data being based on recorded user interactions with the piece of digital content, the piece of digital content being a segment of a full length piece of digital content;

associating, using one or more processors, the auditing data with the piece of digital content to create audited digital content; and

providing access to the audited digital content based on a permission associated with the audited digital content.

22. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the operations further comprise:

combining a plurality of audited digital content to create a new collection of audited digital content; and

enabling users to audit the new collection.