Nicholas E Snodgrass

US Patent:

20140020048, Jan 16, 2014

Filed:

Jan 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/733913

Inventors:

THOMSON LICENSING - , US
Nicholas Edward SNODGRASS - Los Gatos CA, US

Assignee:

THOMSON LICENSING - Issy de Moulineaux

International Classification:

G06F 21/10

US Classification:

726 1

Abstract:

Methods and systems for providing a content workflow include, for example, various embodiments for ascribing metadata and processing media assets such as video, audio, and the like for ingestion into a media delivery platform. The content workflow can be implemented in a client/server environment where media assets can be ingested and processed electronically. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for operating a system includes receiving, via the system, a metadata file for at least one of audio and video content represented by a title, the metadata file including a provider identification; and generating, via the system and in response to the provider identification, one or more software elements representing one or more rules for distributing the content.

US Patent:

20140089033, Mar 27, 2014

Filed:

Jan 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/733914

Inventors:

THOMSON LICENSING - , US
Nicholas Edward SNODGRASS - Los Gatos CA, US

Assignee:

THOMSON LICENSING - Issy de Moulineaux

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06

US Classification:

705 726

Abstract:

Methods and systems for providing a content workflow for media assets (e.g., video, audio and the like) include the ability to offer such content for sale to consumers. The invention can be implemented in a client/server environment where such media assets can be ingested and processed electronically prior to the offers for sale. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for operating a system includes: receiving, via the system, a metadata file for at least one of audio and video content represented by a title; and generating, via the system and in response to the metadata file, one or more software elements representing an offer to sell the content.