- Number
- 10728620
- Published
- 2020-07-28
- Filed
- 2016-12-12
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Witkowski; Robert, Wall; Bradley
- CPC
- H04N21/6405; H04N21/2541; H04N21/44; H04N21/4627; H04N21/64322; H04N21/4408
- Verdict
- Set aside cloud content curation, business/plumbing
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
A cloud-based automated content curation system includes a content curation platform having a hardware processor and a memory, a master control automation unit stored in the memory, and a web-based affiliate operations portal. The hardware processor is configured to execute the master control automation unit to receive content feeds from and business rules for each of multiple affiliate content providers, and to receive traffic log data and replacement content metadata for each of the affiliate content providers via the web-based affiliate operations portal. The hardware processor is also configured to execute the master control automation unit to curate multiple digital rights cleared content streams from each content feed based on the respective traffic log data, replacement content metadata, and business rules for each of the affiliate content providers, and to generate Internet Protocol (IP) transport streams for distributing the digital rights cleared content streams.
Background
BACKGROUND(1) Consumers of television (TV) program content now have a level of control over when, where, and how they will consume their programming of choice that was simply unavailable to previous generations of TV viewers. For example, the ever-increasing variety of program content available online has enabled consumers to selectively access TV program content using a personal computer (PC), such as a laptop or tablet computer, rather than through use of a traditional TV set when at home, or through use of a mobile communication device while traveling or otherwise away from home.(2) The increased viewing options for consumers of TV program content have created significant challenges for content providers attempting to assure viewer loyalty while ensuring digital rights compliance. For example, distribution rights covering delivery of program content over a particular distribution channel, such as a linear TV broadcast, may not cover digital distribution of the same program content over the Internet. However, conventional approaches to converting a linear TV content feed into a digital content stream for which digital distribution rights are in place are typically burdensome, costly, and often require human involvement or direction. Consequently, there is a need in the art for a solution enabling the substantially automated curation of digitally rights cleared content for distribution over the Internet.SUMMARY(3) There are provided systems and methods for performing cloud-b
Claims
1. A cloud-based automated content curation system comprising: a content curation platform including a hardware processor and a memory; a master control automation unit stored in the memory; a web-based affiliate operations portal interactively linked to the master control automation unit for use by a plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers including a first affiliate content provider and a second affiliate content provider; the hardware processor configured to execute the master control automation unit to: receive, via the web-based affiliate operations portal, a plurality of content feeds each from a corresponding one of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers using the web-based affiliate operations portal to provide a plurality of digital rights cleared content streams; receive, via the web-based affiliate operations portal, traffic log data for each of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers; receive, via the web-based affiliate operations portal, replacement content metadata for each of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers; receive, via the web-based affiliate operations portal, business rules for each of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers; curate the plurality of digital rights cleared content streams using each of the plurality of content feeds received from the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers, based on the respective traffic log data, replacement content metadata, and business rules for each of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers; and generate an Internet Protocol (IP) transport stream for distributing each of the curated plurality of digital rights cleared content streams; wherein the web-based affiliate operations portal enables the first affiliate content provider to modify one or more of the curated plurality of digital rights cleared content streams during distribution of the plurality of digital rights cleared content streams, while providing view only access to the second affiliate content provider.
9. A method for use by a cloud-based automated content curation system including a content curation platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a master control automation unit, and a web-based affiliate operations portal interactively linked to the master control automation unit for use by a plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers including a first affiliate content provider and a second affiliate content provider, the method comprising: receiving, via the web-based affiliate operations portal by the master control automation unit executed by the hardware processor, a plurality of content feeds each from a corresponding one of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers using the web-based affiliate operations portal to provide a plurality of digital rights cleared content streams; receiving, via the web-based affiliate operations portal by the master control automation unit executed by the hardware processor, traffic log data for each of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers; receiving, via the web-based affiliate operations portal by the master control automation unit executed by the hardware processor, replacement content metadata for each of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers; receiving, via the web-based affiliate operations portal by the master control automation unit executed by the hardware processor, business rules for each of the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers; curating, by the master control automation unit executed by the hardware processor, the plurality of digital rights cleared content streams using each of the plurality of content feeds received from the plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers, based on the respective traffic log data, replacement content metadata, and business rules for each of plurality of collaborating affiliate content providers; and generating, by the master control automation unit executed by the hardware processor, an Internet Protocol (IP) transport stream for distributing each of the curated plurality of digital rights cleared content streams; wherein the web-based affiliate operations portal enables the first affiliate content provider to modify one or more of the curated plurality of digital rights cleared content streams during distribution of the plurality of digital rights cleared content streams, while providing view only access to the second affiliate content provider.
17. A cloud-based automated content curation system comprising: a content curation platform including a hardware processor and a memory; a master control automation unit stored in the memory; a web-based affiliate operations portal interactively linked to the master control automation unit for use by a plurality of affiliate content providers; the hardware processor configured to execute the master control automation unit to: receive, via the web-based affiliate operations portal, a plurality of content feeds each from a corresponding one of the plurality of affiliate content providers using the web-based affiliate operations portal to provide a plurality of digital rights cleared content streams; receive, via the web-based affiliate operations portal, traffic log data for each of the plurality of affiliate content providers; receive, via the web-based affiliate operations portal, replacement content metadata for each of the plurality of affiliate content providers; receive, via the web-based affiliate operations portal, business rules for each of the plurality of affiliate content providers; curate the plurality of digital rights cleared content streams using each of the plurality of content feeds received from the plurality of affiliate content providers, based on the respective traffic log data, replacement content metadata, and business rules for each of the plurality of affiliate content providers; and generate an Internet Protocol (IP) transport stream for distributing each of the curated plurality of digital rights cleared content streams via a virtual transponder; wherein, in addition to serving as a transmission interface for distribution of the curated plurality of digital rights cleared content streams, the virtual transponder also serves as an application programming interface (API) for communications into the cloud-based automated content curation system.