Intellectual Property Markets Patents (Class 707/938)
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Patent number: 8738640Abstract: There is provided a method for managing the lifecycles of one or more media assets. The method comprises importing the one or more media assets into a system for managing the lifecycles of the one or more media assets, determining one or more metadata tags for association with the one or more media assets by evaluating the one or more media assets with one or more tagging filters, associating the one or more metadata tags with the one or more media assets after determining one or more metadata tags for association with the one or more media assets, and grouping the one or more media assets according to the one or more metadata tags associated with the one or more media assets by evaluating the one or more metadata tags with one or more grouping filters to generate one or more media asset groups.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: David Canora, Michael Colglazier, Mike Gomes, Beth Patterson, Robert Swirsky
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Patent number: 8694479Abstract: An electronic marketplace for used digital objects is disclosed. Digital objects including e-books, audio, video, computer applications, etc., may be placed in a personalized data store upon purchase from a merchant. Placement may be manual or occur automatically. A server prompt or downloader application may be used to set preferences for manual or automatic placement. Placement may be direct or indirect. Direct placement occurs upon placement of the digital object in the personalized data store directly by the merchant. Indirect placement occurs upon transfer of the digital object to an intermediate storage location, such as the user's electronic device, then placing the digital object in the personalized data store. The user, via streaming, download, or other transfer, may then access content placed in the personalized data store.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Heyworth, Erich Ringewald, Peter V. Commons
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Patent number: 8316033Abstract: There is provided a method for managing the lifecycles of one or more media assets. The method comprises importing the one or more media assets into a system for managing the lifecycles of the one or more media assets, determining one or more metadata tags for association with the one or more media assets by evaluating the one or more media assets with one or more tagging filters, associating the one or more metadata tags with the one or more media assets after determining one or more metadata tags for association with the one or more media assets, and grouping the one or more media assets according to the one or more metadata tags associated with the one or more media assets by evaluating the one or more metadata tags with one or more grouping filters to generate one or more media asset groups.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: David Canora, Michael Colglazier, Mike Gomes, Beth Patterson, Robert Swirsky
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Patent number: 8312028Abstract: There is provided a method for managing the lifecycles of one or more media assets. The method comprises importing the one or more media assets into a system for managing the lifecycles of the one or more media assets, determining one or more metadata tags for association with the one or more media assets by evaluating the one or more media assets with one or more tagging filters, associating the one or more metadata tags with the one or more media assets after determining one or more metadata tags for association with the one or more media assets, and grouping the one or more media assets according to the one or more metadata tags associated with the one or more media assets by evaluating the one or more metadata tags with one or more grouping filters to generate one or more media asset groups.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: David Canora, Michael Colglazier, Mike Gomes, Beth Patterson, Robert Swirsky
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Patent number: 8166062Abstract: Users can be notified when information becomes available, such as when an item is available for purchase at some point in the future. Users can indicate to receive information about the item using a desired notification type, such as an email message or text message. A notification then can be sent to the user using the indicated type of notification when the item, or information about the item, subsequently becomes available through the system.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Thomas McElroy
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Patent number: 8046390Abstract: A particular method includes searching a database associated with a content provider. The database includes content items available from the content provider as well as content items that are not available from the content provider. The database is searched based on a search query received from a set-top box to generate a list of content items. The list of content items includes at least one entry corresponding to a particular content item that is unavailable and includes a feedback control. The method further includes receiving a request that the content provider make the particular content item available and automatically determining to acquire rights to provide access to the particular content item based at least in part on the request.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Philip Ted Kortum, Marc Andrew Sullivan
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Patent number: 7966328Abstract: The present invention is related to patent-related tools, and methodologies involving those tools, for assisting in all stages of research and development (R&D) projects. The IPAM server may be used in conjunction with the tools and methodologies to aid in R&D projects. These tools or methods include, but are not limited to, a topographic map, a top company table, a top inventor table, a inventors by company table, a features grouping, a technology classification, a Standard Industrial Codes (SIC) classification, a patent citation tree, a patent count/year, an application count/year, a nested patent citation tree, a product/patent/revenue table, a patent/months to issue chart, and a document/annotation chart.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Rose Blush Software LLCInventors: Paul Germeraad, Luke Hohmann, Irviing S. Rappaport, Kevin G. Rivette
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Patent number: 7912852Abstract: Users can be notified when information becomes available, such as when an item is available for purchase at some point in the future. Users can indicate to receive information about the item using a desired notification type, such as an email message or text message. A notification then can be sent to the user using the indicated type of notification when the item, or information about the item, subsequently becomes available through the system.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Thomas McElroy
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Patent number: 7774384Abstract: A content provider has an associated database. The database is indexed with a plurality of content items available in a domain. The database includes a field to indicate an availability of each of the content items from the content provider. The database is searched based on a search query entered by a user to generate a search result list. The search result list may include a content item that is identified as being unavailable from the content provider based on the field. If so, the search result list is provided to the user to indicate the content item and to indicate that the content item is unavailable from the content provider. A user feedback control associated with the content item is also provided to the user. The user feedback control is to provide feedback from the user if the user desires the content provider to make the content item available.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Philip Ted Kortum, Marc Andrew Sullivan