Mark W Simpson

US Patent:

8584256, Nov 12, 2013

Filed:

Apr 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/090993

Inventors:

Elaine M. Spooner - Winnetka CA, US
John D. Koscheka - Los Angeles CA, US
Michael S. Bessolo - Glendale CA, US
Mark L. Simpson - Monterey Park CA, US
Jean L. Yuan - Manhattan Beach CA, US
J. Craig D. Russell - Playa Vista CA, US
Christopher M. Bettes - Los Angeles CA, US
Greg McCarthy - Santa Monica CA, US
Srinivas Kundula - Portola Hills CA, US
Venkata Nagaraju Mantena - Irvine CA, US

Assignee:

Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 27, 726 4, 726 28, 713155, 380201, 709217, 705 50

Abstract:

A system, method, and computer readable storage medium provides the ability to deliver media content. A repository stores media content and marketing assets for the media content. A server computer provides a website accessible on the Internet worldwide to client computers. The website provides the ability to search a public site catalog/library of media content that is publicly available. The website further provides marketing assets for licensed media content from the library to authorized client users (that have a license to media content) in a secure manner. The website further provides preview screening access and download access to licensed media content (e. g. , titles of audio-visual media content) to the authorized client users.

US Patent:

20110265150, Oct 27, 2011

Filed:

Apr 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/091005

Inventors:

Elaine M. Spooner - Winnetka CA, US
John D. Koscheka - Los Angeles CA, US
Michael S. Bessolo - Glendale CA, US
Mark L. Simpson - Monterey Park CA, US
Jean L. Yuan - Manhattan Beach CA, US
J. Craig D. Russell - Playa Vista CA, US
Christopher M. Bettes - Los Angeles CA, US
Greg McCarthy - Santa Monica CA, US
Srinivas Kundula - Portola Hills CA, US
Venkata Nagaraju Mantena - Irvine CA, US

Assignee:

FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
H04L 29/06

US Classification:

726 4, 726 6, 726 2

Abstract:

A system, method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to deliver media content in a secure manner in a computer system. A storage repository stores media content and marketing assets for the media content. A server computer is coupled to the storage repository and enabled to provide access to the media content and marketing assets via a website accessible on the Internet worldwide to a user. A digital advertising publicity repository (DAPR) enables an administrator to define first access rights for the user to access the website and second access rights for the user to access the DAPR.

US Patent:

20120101904, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Apr 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/090997

Inventors:

Elaine M. Spooner - Winnetka CA, US
John D. Koscheka - Los Angeles CA, US
Michael S. Bessolo - Glendale CA, US
Mark L. Simpson - Monterey Park CA, US
Jean L. Yuan - Manhattan Beach CA, US
J. Craig D. Russell - Playa Vista CA, US
Christopher M. Bettes - Los Angeles CA, US
Greg McCarthy - Santa Monica CA, US

Assignee:

FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 1472

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to deliver an advertisement. Customization attributes for displaying billboard advertisements are defined. Each billboard advertisement comprises an advertisement for media content. A user requests access to a website and the server computer transmits the website that includes or provides access to the advertisements. Based on the customization attributes, a first billboard advertisement is primarily displayed without occlusion and remaining billboard advertisements are displayed partially occluded by the first billboard advertisement.