Platform for managing media assets for multi-model licensing over multi-level pricing and asset grouping

US8341195B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• CORBIS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Mary Katherine Cole · Seattle, US
• Glen Arthur O'Connor · Renton, US
• Peter Christian Speyer · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 4, 2007
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2012
• Expiry date: Aug 18, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2463/101
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Managing content assets, such as images, video, and audio to facilitate filtering, searching, licensing, and editing associated attributes. Content assets are associated with multiple attributes, including licensing models, predefined value tiers, collections, and albums. Value tiers define varying ranges of price, resolution, or other qualities. Collections comprise groups of content assets within families, each specified by a license model and a value tier. Albums comprise groups of content assets that share a common topic, and albums have a predefined duration. An interface enables a user to filter by selecting any combination of the attributes, and to search the filtered content assets by keywords. Collection states and asset states determine which content assets are accessible for filtering and searching. An asset organizer automatically evaluates proposed edits to content asset attributes, to minimize edits that would unintentionally make content assets unavailable for licensing, and/or that would unintentionally change licensing terms.