- Number
- 9684906
- Published
- 2017-06-20
- Filed
- 2009-07-07
- Assignee
- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Inventors
- Cocchi; Michael A. et al.
- CPC
- G06Q30/02; G06Q50/184
- Verdict
- Set aside footage reporting - business/analytics
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
Footage used in an aired show by a broadcaster, broadcasting network or similar entity can be more easily tracked and reported to rights holders. An electronic cutsheet can be created for a video package. The electronic cutsheet includes information identifying one or more footage items included in the video package and any rights holders associated with the footage item. Using the cutsheets, a number of playlists can be created or otherwise provided. Each playlist is associated with at least one video package. The playlist can then be associated with a show to indicate that the show has aired and thus that the playlistand its included packages have actually been used. A report can then be generated that indicates at least one rights holder and the number of instances in which a footage item associated with the indicated rights holder was included in an aired show.
Background
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES(1)The invention can be better understood with reference to the following figures. The elements shown in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the invention. Also, in the figures like reference numerals designate corresponding elements throughout the different views.(2) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for producing television shows and reporting footage used therein, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention.(3) FIG. 2 is a flow diagramillustrating an exemplary method for reporting footage used in a show, in accordance withthe exemplary embodiment of the invention.(4) FIG. 3 illustrates a user interface screen display in a system for producing electronic cutsheets and reporting footage in accordancewith the exemplary embodiment of the invention.(5) FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 2 and illustrates another form of the user interface screen display.(6) FIG. 5 is flow diagram illustrating portions of the flow diagram of FIG. 2 in further detail.(7) FIG. 6 is flow diagram illustrating other portions of the flow diagram of FIG. 2 in further detail.DETAILED DESCRIPTION(8) As illustrated in FIG. 1, in an illustrative or exemplary embodiment of the invention, a system for generating electronic cutsheets and reporting footage is based upon a server computer 10 that communicates via a data network 12 with a newsroom control system (NCS) 14, a broadcaster c
Claims
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions executable by a processor, the set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving a plurality of video packages, each video package including at least two footage items; generating an electronic cutsheet associated with a video package, the electronic cutsheet including information identifying a chronological order of the at least two footage items included in the video package, information identifying a rights holder associated with the at least two footage items, and information identifying details on a recorded event that is associated with the at least two footage items, wherein the event comprises a planned structured activity; generating a plurality ofplaylists, wherein the playlists are based on the generated electronic cutsheet, and further wherein each playlist is associated with one of the video packages by creating a pointer from each playlist to the electronic cutsheet associated with the one of the video packages; determining an association of each playlist with an aired show, wherein the determining the association of each playlist with the aired show includes checking for footage errors in each cutsheet associated with the aired show, wherein checking for footage errors includes determining whether a sum of runtimes of all footage items associated with a cutsheet equals a total runtime of the cutsheet; determining a number of instances in which a footage item was included in an aired show based on references made by an associated playlist to the electronic cutsheet via the pointer; and generating a data file indicating at least one rights holder of the footage item and the number of reported instances in which a footage item associated with the indicated rights holder was included in the aired show.
12. A system for reporting footage used in a show produced using a newsroom control system,comprising: data storage for storing information relating to electronic cutsheets; a network interface, the network interface providing data communication with the newsroom control system; and a processor system, the processor system comprising memory and one or more processors programmed or configured to: generate an electronic cutsheet associated with a video package, the electronic cutsheet including information identifying a chronological order of at least two footage items included in the video package, information identifying arights holder associated with the at least two footage items, and information identifyingdetails on a recorded event that is associated with the at least two footage items, wherein the event comprises a planned structured activity; generate a playlist stored in the newsroom control system, wherein the playlists are based on the generated electronic cutsheet, and further wherein the playlist is associated with the video package by creating a pointer from each playlist to the electronic cutsheet associated with the video package; determine an association of the playlist with an aired show, wherein the determining the association of the playlist with the aired show includes checking for footage errors in each cutsheet associated with the aired show, wherein checking for footage errors includes determining whether a sum of runtimes of all footage items associated with a cutsheet equals a total runtime of the cutsheet; determine a number of instances in which a footage item was included in an aired show based on references made by the associated playlist to the electronic cutsheet via the pointer; and generate a data file indicating at least one rights holder of the footage item and the number of reported instances in which a footage item associated with the indicated rights holder was included in the aired show.
23. A computer program product for determining footage used in a show produced using a newsroom control system, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium on which code is stored in computer readable form, which when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to: control generating an electronic cutsheet associated with a video package, the electronic cutsheet including information identifying a chronological order of at least two footage items included in the video package, information identifying arights holder associated with the at least two footage items, and information identifyingdetails on a recorded event that is associated with the at least two footage items, wherein the event comprises a planned structured activity; control generating a plurality of playlists stored in the newsroom control system, wherein the playlists are based on the generated electronic cutsheet, and further wherein each playlist is associated with at least one video package by creating a pointer to the electronic cutsheet associated with the at least one video package; control determining an association of each playlist with an aired show, wherein the determining the association of each playlist with an aired show includeschecking for footage errors in each cutsheet associated with the aired show, wherein checking for footage errors includes determining whether a sum of runtimes of all footage items associated with a cutsheet equals a total runtime of the cutsheet; control determining anumber of instances in which a footage item was included in an aired show based on references made by an associated playlist to the electronic cutsheet via the pointer; and control generating a data file indicating at least one rights holder of the footage item and thenumber of reported instances in which a footage item associated with the indicated rightsholder was included in the aired show.