发明名称 Viewer-authored content acquisition and management system for in-the-moment broadcast in conjunction with media programs
摘要 A method, apparatus, and system for providing viewer-derived content for broadcast presentation in conjunction with a broadcast of a media program by a provider of the media program is disclosed. The disclosed system and method (1) simplifies the process for viewers to provide viewer-authored media to broadcasters, while minimizing the data transmission requirements between portable viewer devices and the broadcaster, (2) allows advance approval for the broadcasters to use that viewer-generated content to generate and disseminate viewer-authored-content and (3) provides for management of viewer-generated content (4) integrates with social networks that can be used to at least preliminarily assess the popularity and suitability of the viewer-generated content for broadcast to other viewers.
申请公布号 US9319727(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.04.19
申请号 US201414527686 申请日期 2014.10.29
申请人 FX Networks, LLC 发明人 Phipps Jason N.;Daws Sally A.;Gibbons Stephanie L.;Havens Kimberly M.;Duffy Megan E.;Motwani Sandeep;Cuadra Robert A.;Applebaum Sam M.;Samos Juni
分类号 H04N21/258;H04N21/2665;H04N21/2743;H04N21/4722;H04N21/482;H04N21/81;H04N21/8545 主分类号 H04N21/258
代理机构 Gates & Cooper LLP 代理人 Gates & Cooper LLP
主权项 1. A method for providing viewer-derived content for broadcast presentation in conjunction with a broadcast of a media program by a provider of the media program, comprising: (a) receiving viewer registration information uniquely associated with a viewer via an application executing on a viewer device, the application for collecting the viewer registration information, viewer-authored content and viewer-authored content metadata associated with the viewer-authored content; (b) receiving the viewer-authored content and the viewer-authored content metadata in a content management system (CMS); (c) processing the viewer authored content according to the viewer authored metadata to generate the viewer-derived content; (d) queuing the viewer-derived content with other viewer-derived content generated from viewer-authored content from other viewers for consideration for the broadcast presentation in conjunction with the broadcast of the media program; (e) determining if the viewer-derived content complies with broadcast regulations or quality standards; (f) selecting the viewer-derived content for broadcast presentation in conjunction with the live broadcast of the media program if the viewer-derived content complies with the broadcast regulations or the quality standards; and (g) providing the viewer-derived content for broadcast in conjunction with the live broadcast of the media program; wherein the viewer is one of a plurality of viewers and the CMS manages a database of a plurality of attributes relating to each of the plurality of viewers submitting viewer-authored content via a respective plurality of viewer devices, and wherein: each of the plurality of viewers is associated with a first set of the plurality of attributes including: a viewer active attribute, indicating whether the associated viewer is disallowed from making future posts or comments, and precluding selection of any viewer-authored content from the associated viewer for broadcast presentation;a viewer feature attribute, indicating whether a post from the associated viewer is to be included in a featured viewer post news feed; andwherein each of the first set of the plurality of attributes is selectable to manage the broadcasting of the viewer-derived content associated with the viewer-authored media content; each of the plurality of viewers is associated with a viewer post having an associated second set of the plurality of attributes, including: a viewer post active attribute, indicating whether the associated viewer post is disallowed from selection for the featured viewer post news feed transmitted to the plurality of viewer devices;a viewer post feature attribute indicating whether the associated viewer post is to be included in the featured viewer post news feed;a viewer post ban attribute indicating whether the associated viewer post is to be banned from inclusion into the featured viewer post news feed, a viewer news feed, a popular news feed and a recent news feed;a viewer post download content attribute indicating that the viewer-authored media content associated with the viewer post is to be uploaded for broadcast presentation;an abusive viewer post attribute, counting a number reports that the viewer post associated with the attribute has been flagged by other viewers as abusive; anda viewer post on-air attribute, selectable by the viewer authoring the viewer post, indicating the associated viewer post may be shared;wherein each of the second set of the plurality of attributes is selectable by the CMS to manage the provision of the viewer-authored media content; and each of the comments from each viewer are associated with a third set of the plurality of attributes, including: a viewer comment on-air attribute, selectable by the viewer authoring the viewer post, indicating that the associated viewer comment may be shared; anda viewer comment ban attribute indicating whether the associated viewer comment is to be banned from inclusion among comments to the associated viewer post.
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