Distribution channels and monetizing

US8117094B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Boyd C. Multerer · Seattle, US
• William T. Flora · Seattle, US
• Bret P. O'Rourke · Kirkland, US
• John Mark Miller · Kirkland, US
• Eric P. Wilfrid · Mountain View, US
• Nigel Keam · Redmond, US
• Steven Bathiche · Bellevue, US
• Oliver R. Roup · Seattle, US
• James M. Alkove · Woodinville, US
• Zachary Lewis Russell · Redmond, US
• Jon Marcus Randall Whitten · Sammamish, US
• Andrew D. Wilson · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 29, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/12
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system to facilitate royalty tracking is provided. The system includes at least one tag to identify a portion of a creative work. A distribution component tracks the portion of the creative work and a crediting component reports usage of the creative work when the portion is detected in a larger body of work.