KR20230117401A - Media processing method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of processing media content includes submitting to a computer or server of a receiving entity a broadcast coded in a neutral manner so that the creator and related identification information cannot be identified for various purposes. Material is reviewed based on qualitative assessments by multiple independent reviewers who do not have access to identifying information, and portions of the material are selected based on the qualitative assessments of reviewers. Selected material is broadcast according to a predetermined schedule and may be placed in a content library for viewer access. Advertising generates revenue by being associated with selected material during broadcast. The creator of the work is paid based on the revenue generated by advertising related to the material.

Description

Media processing method and system

The present invention relates to methods and systems for processing media. More specifically, the present invention creates a library of material such as music or movies, makes the material available for viewing through distribution or broadcasting, evaluates the material, and effectively associates such material with advertisements and advertisers. It relates to systems and methods.

Accordingly, the present invention allows creators of original and other content to make their works available, and reviewers to selectively view and evaluate such works, preferably in a manner based primarily on the quality of the content or the appeal of the content to a demographic audience. It is a mechanism or system that enables Preferably, the reviewer will view these works by content only, without knowledge of the creator's name or identity. Thus, in one aspect, the present invention provides that a creator's work uploaded to a server or computer for review by others is evaluated for the value of that work, thereby allowing lesser-known or unknown creators to view their work as traditionally It is an invention that allows you to present your work in a more discerning arena where there are entities distributing it or others who have better access to outlets. In other words, the systems and methods of the present invention allow a work to be evaluated primarily for its content and unique merits, not for its creator's reputation or recognition value, or any personal contacts or connections the creator may have.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a reviewer of a creative work rates the content of the work on its merits, which may include a number of parameters, and if the reviewer considers such a work suitable for broadcast or distribution, the work is rated. Placed in a digital or computer-based library or location. These content libraries are accessible to end users or subscribers by means of computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices including tablets. Further, in accordance with the present invention, the number of subscribers and the demographics of subscribers are continuously monitored by software on a central computer in order to associate advertisers and advertisements with the content as subscribers or viewers view the content. In a further aspect, the revenues derived from advertisers in this way are calculated by a central computer or other hardware and used in part to pay the creative artist of the work, so that the artist benefits from the fruits of his or her creativity. It is directly obtained to a much greater extent than current conventional procedures.

1 shows one embodiment of the present invention shown in schematic form.
Figure 2 illustrates how the current distribution model functions. Triangles represent distribution channels/distributors, "X"s represent content creators, and arrows represent paths through which content creators strive to gain attention and monetize through broadcasting. Because there are too many content creators and too few channels available for broadcasting, thereby limiting distribution as shown in the diagram, the current model allows distributors full control to pick and choose what they broadcast and how much they are paid to those content creators. do.
Figure 3 illustrates how the present invention can extend broadcast assignments at any time such that the distribution model can also be extended to handle more content through the system.
The operations described in the next three figures allow for a wider distribution channel (inverted triangle) and increased processing, thus allowing additional content to be broadcast, extending broadcast availability (as indicated by the additional TV icon). This is possible because of the function of the invention, which equals more content creators gaining income and exposure, which leads to more exposure and additional income.
Figure 3a illustrates a starting configuration of content creators flowing through the system of the present invention. In the current configuration, when a rapid increase in content filling the distribution channel occurs, it is adjusted as shown in FIG. 3B.
Figure 3b illustrates how distribution channels are widened at the top to allow more content creators access to distribution, and also distribution to the bottom outside of the distribution channels for broadcasting is also widened to provide more options for more broadcasting options. Illustrate how access can be accommodated.
FIG. 3C is wider than detailed in FIG. 3B , illustrating that there is a wider inlet at the top, a wider overall channel, and a broader broadcast at the bottom with more broadcast options.

The following is a detailed description of the steps and processes according to the media processing of the present invention. It will be appreciated that variations may be made in the order of these steps or in the manner in which each of these steps are performed, all of which will fall within the scope of the present invention.

The process of the present invention is performed by uploading submitted material to a computer or server and reviewing, evaluating, and posting one or more files to the computer or server depending on the outcome of the process. Reviewers and others who process uploaded material, having varying levels of access, can view uploaded material as original or edited versions in accordance with security and accreditation protocols to ensure that such uploaded material meets quality and/or creative standards. may be moved or copied to other parts or segments of a computer or server, or to a remote computer. Advertisements, broadcast schedules, and other related data may also be uploaded to a computer or server, including viewer counts, to name a few examples, but more examples can be found below. Such other related material may optionally be combined or associated with the uploaded Submission in various forms and combinations, and may be stored on a computer or server. In one embodiment, a computer, server, central server, or data center may be defined as a grouping of integrated computer components comprising a set of networked servers connected to the Internet through a core router, which includes a firewall and It is filtered into network packets transmitted through spine and leaf routers, which are then stored and processed on high-computation plex node servers, and collects, analyzes, and formats information, including (to name a few) viewers, associated advertisements, and accounting software. Network traffic is balanced to receive network traffic from all over the world by a hardware load balancer and software installed with multiple types of software to optimize, the software in one embodiment comprising: an iOS development software program, an Android development software program, a network operations management software program, and a Perforce Helix version control software program. Certain functions of the present invention require additional specialized software coding algorithms to operate, an example of which is an advertisement placed in downloaded content that self-deletes once the advertisement has been viewed a pre-determined number of times.

Accordingly, it is to be understood that procedures and steps according to the present invention are all performed in electronic hardware including, without limitation, computers, servers, and tablets, to name a few, and discussion of the various processes of the present invention takes place in these contexts and environments. will recognize that

Issues and Response

Almost all avenues for distributing creative work are controlled by a handful of large corporations with limited distribution/airtime quotas based on that company's infrastructure, so that all selected content that large corporations wish to distribute is ultimately distributed/airtime. It is an established theory among artists that there is fierce competition between content creators during such a limited time that cannot be broadcasted. Just as salaries decrease when there are more people than jobs, when there are more contents than broadcasting functions, the value of the contents decreases and furthermore, the income generated by broadcasting decreases. Particularly for lesser-known artists, the question is how to turn that exposure into income by gaining enough exposure to reach the top of the content pile and securing airtime. According to the present invention's ability to expand broadcast time allocation without restrictions, the evaluation of distribution channels becomes wider and ultimately more and more quality content can flow to viewers, which is limited by the existing industry model. Content creators can generate significant income from their quality work without having to fight for airtime quotas.

The present invention seeks to separate the best content from emerging and established creative artists, carry these works across multiple media platforms, and provide artists with a more than reasonable income. The present invention provides viewers with content that is not tied to familiar seasonal programming, offering new seasons of shows that only start once or twice a year. Essentially, the system of the present invention is capable of delivering top quality content that is constantly evolving, exposing viewers to potentially thousands of new artists each year, in direct contrast to familiar seasonal programming. What is consistent with all content is the fact that it has been approved through a multi-step, blind and independent review process that rewards viewers who do not have to invest time and energy to find this content.

Submission and review

The process is initiated by the artist or creator of the content. Content can take many forms, but most likely it will be movies, videos, or music. However, other creative works including books, illustrations, stand-up comedy, dance, scripts, and the like may also be processed according to the present invention.

The artist or person holding the rights to the work must create a personal account within the present invention, preferably via an Internet connection between computers in a secure manner, and once created, the person will be given their own ID number; Uploaded content will additionally receive a specific I.D., which is an extension of your personal account I.D.

When a creative work is complete, the artist or its representative uploads the content to a receiving computer or server through a submission repository, such as an online submission portal. Upon completion of this process, transfer of the content files, and payment, the artist may be provided with an identification number and an acknowledgment that may include confirmation that the content has been uploaded for further review. Additionally, artists may be charged a fee, which can be any number for their submissions, but such as a nominal fee of $25 to $75. The fee amount may be related to the length of the content, which of course affects the time required to review and evaluate the submitted work, as further described below.

Once a work has been submitted and uploaded to the repository, the next step in the process begins, which includes a review of the work to evaluate its quality or appeal and to determine whether the work should continue through the evaluation process. The nature of a review and the parameters by which a work is evaluated can vary greatly depending on, for example, the work itself and its target demographic. The following describes a description of the preferred review procedure, but may be changed or modified as determined and still fall within the scope of the present invention.

One important characteristic favored in the review process is "blindness." This means that reviewers of the work do not know the identity of the creator of the work or any past contributions. The purpose, of course, is to provide an unbiased review of the work itself, without the influence of external factors such as the relative reputation or anonymity of the creator and any contacts or connections the creator may have. A review can include multiple stages. In one embodiment, the first step in the review process requires the work or content to be selected and reviewed by a number of review committee members, typically 8 to 10 per level, as an example to be established in accordance with the present invention. Each of these reviewers separately reviews the work at this stage either by having authorized and secure access to the content on the computer or server from which the work was uploaded, or by copying the content to a remote device. Each reviewer grades the work, takes notes as may be appropriate to ensure the sufficiency and completeness of the review and also maintains its integrity, and also expresses his or her thoughts on the particular part being reviewed, moving on to the next level of blind review. record This can be done entirely within the confines of a central data center of a computer or server.

In one aspect of the invention, a work undergoes three separate stages of review by multiple or multiple reviewers each before the work or content is accepted for broadcast, as detailed below, in these three separate blind stages. will be reviewed by a reviewer, whereby the result will be the combined contributions of 24 to 30 review board members, unknown to the creator's identity, age, race, or gender.

Using a minimum number of reviewers, for example eight, in three separate steps, a triple-blind process is performed independently and without the underlying current industry standard bias influencing the decision-making process, so that the process is the best possible way to move to the next step. Facilitates the identification of data. In one aspect of the invention, each of these reviewers independently reviews the work without reference to the other reviewers, but in pairs or in pairs, the decision size of which reviewers can be considered the most effective way to evaluate the work in at least one evaluation step, or Other variations of working in groups are possible.

A step that can be incorporated to protect the integrity of the review is to ensure that certain parts of the content cannot be followed, for example as committee members move from one segment of the data center to another. All content, and indeed the reviewer itself, is not identified, so a reviewer cannot effectively "push" any particular piece of content into the broadcast stage on its own. When reviewed, no name or other identifying information is attached to the content item, no name is attached to the reviewer, and no reviewer's notes are attached to the content under review, but visible to any other reviewer who may be reviewing the same content. Final notes are only reviewed at the end of the evaluation process, and senior review committee members actively facilitate next steps. While content creators of pending broadcasts are notified or notified of this, writing staff may write letters notifying content creators of works not accepted for broadcasting of this outcome. Notes prepared by the reviewer may be accompanied by an optional rejection (or acceptance) indicating that the creator is encouraged to consider, make changes to, and resubmit the mentioned proposal. Further, another segment of data center computer systems may require tracking reviewers rating any particular content so that a quality control process of content review is maintained. As such, the strict neutrality of the review process helps ensure that the same and best content almost always rises to the broadcast level, regardless of how many times it runs through the process or which reviewers in the Review Board pool actually rate the content. .

Evaluation of a work may be based on a number of setting parameters, elements, or programs that reviewers may have for guidance, including storyline, character development, acting, direction, and overall production quality of film and video. can In the field of music, factors to be considered in evaluation may include melody, harmony, rhythm, form, lyrics, and production quality. Of course, these are just examples.

Upon completion of the review process and steps described above, all content is finally screened or listened to by a majority of the review committee, preferably in an appropriately equipped screening room. Content may be directly selected from a computer or server, or may be copied or selected from there. This final selection may include approved content that has survived the steps described above, or may even include some or all of the works that did not pass call-up in this initial review. Adding pieces that didn't pass muster can serve several purposes, giving another shot at quality content that might have somehow been overlooked. In addition, if the requirements are not met, before setting the broadcast time, all participants in the final selection can write a voice note during the broadcast, which can be uploaded to the server and associated with the content on the server. After final screening review and approval of selected works for further processing, we will contact the artist or creator of the works to notify them of the decision, and reschedule the broadcast for that content. The system may require the presence of an "Artist Relations Department" for this.

The selected content is then coded and processed into a broadcast management system, which may reside in another segment of the central data system, and broadcasts are scheduled. The broadcast management system programming functionality allows for certain user preferences when using the present invention. For example, it can pause, fast-forward, rewind, and hold positions to continue viewing later. Other features may be provided, such as the ability to designate a work as a "favorite". Additionally, the user may have the option of accessing content from a content library created in accordance with the present invention. A content library can be contrasted with a broadcast of works, during which viewers watch selected material and programs reproduced in real time, similar to watching network TV. However, since the same content may be in the content library, a user or viewer can access the work at any time, or perhaps start watching from the beginning that might have been missed if the broadcast had only been joined midway through the airing.

In one aspect of the invention, a work that may be a video will be put into a specific rotational programming cycle for a period of up to 8 weeks. In other words, the work is broadcast over a period of 8 weeks in the selected time slot. The broadcast management system can effectively control and accurately calculate payment calculations to artists, enabling an accurate accounting system by maintaining a log each time content is broadcast.

In one aspect of the invention, the artist's share of revenue generated by advertising during the course of a work's broadcast may be paid within 45 days after the content has completed an eg 8 week or 56 day rotation. Shorter length rotations may also be used, and payments to artists may occur on shorter or longer schedules.

The specific number may vary depending on current circumstances, but typically only the top 2% of submitted content is accepted for broadcast. Moreover, that 2% is everything that runs on the broadcast system, which is broadcast or streamed continuously 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This continuous streaming occurs simultaneously on multiple channels, each channel dedicated to a particular genre, in one aspect of the present invention. In some cases, two or more similar genres may occupy one channel.

Content Acquisition Process

With this approach, the acquisition process will see the richness of what is being created by artists who may otherwise never see the light of day, and who benefit from the diverse array of newly developed audio and video production tools that are now readily available to creators. Content can be used and used. By leveraging this wealth of content, review boards can be broadcast 24 hours a day or build a vast library of available works. Many of these works may include world-class content, are created entirely by independent, unaffiliated external creators and producers, and may represent submissions made in accordance with the present invention, and thus, may be subject to the broadcast functionality of the present invention. It does not indicate fees and prepaid costs for The importance of avoiding upfront costs and expenses serves many purposes and is one of the more important differences between the present invention and current industry business models. Thus, the methods and systems of the present invention take advantage of high-quality works that would otherwise be ignored by the industry in conventional procedures currently used to find, publish, and broadcast high-quality works of art.

Thus, unlike conventional TV networks and studios, the systems and procedures according to the present invention do not risk investing in the initial production costs of content that may or may not attract viewers and that has not yet been created. This in turn determines, of course, whether the advertiser is willing to purchase advertising inventory. In other cases, by using a huge sauce that has not been served or not served enough, the present invention selects the best from this source that already exists, has gone through the production process and is basically ready for broadcast.

For such submissions approved by the review board and selected for broadcast, the creators or others associated with such submissions, in accordance with the present invention, may be paid a majority or at least a substantial portion of advertising revenue. The reality of the substantial income that creators can earn ends up raising the bar of competition even higher, making better quality content more likely. In addition, high-quality content has the potential to attract more viewers, which naturally leads to higher advertising costs and revenue, which in turn leads to higher revenue for content creators, which in turn leads to higher-quality content creation. According to the system of the present invention, the people who benefit most directly from the system are the artists themselves, who are typically underpaid and undervalued in the conventional market. However, in a broader sense, this benefits everyone involved, as viewers and advertisers will ultimately benefit from the surfaceization of high-quality material.

Programmatic advertising relationship model

The library of content submitted and/or approved in accordance with the present invention may span the entire gamut and may include movies and videos of drama, comedy, action, and other genres. It may also include various types of music, stand-up comedy, and dance, which may be broadcast through various streaming channels. As mentioned above, as the volume of submissions increases, the quality of content improves and rises to a higher level, the number of channels for music and movies will continue to increase, thereby providing more and more options to viewers, and also providing specific It provides advertisers with the ability to associate their products with high-quality material in the realm. Also, channels and overall systems generally allow content of arbitrary length. Traditionally, broadcasters fit their programming to a fixed time schedule. This allows you to maximize ad time per 30 or 60 minute window. An example is a 30-minute TV show that is 22 minutes long and allows 8 minutes of commercials. This model requires creative content to be appropriate, which in many cases directly and profoundly affects the organic nature of the creative process by either adding material that is not needed to meet time requirements or removing material that is suitable. Also, by removing the timer for content combined with the inventive ability to count monetization down to minutes and even seconds, artists who create great art in mere seconds, whether it's related to Vine or Instagram, can do that work. can also be monetized.

A system according to the present invention can establish programming schedules for all channels, which may be the same way network television has done in the past. Viewing is provided without any subscription fee, and advertising is limited. An additional function of the inventive system is to address and attempt to solve the digital advertising algorithmic dilemma commonly encountered in other streaming services. This is achieved by knowing very accurately how many people are watching a given channel at any given time, along with the age, gender and location of each viewer. This information can be provided to advertisers so that advertisers can direct their advertising dollars to selected demographics whose parameters are known far more than conventional past and current usage.

The system of the present invention will also request and require the viewer to watch and pay attention to advertisements shown during the performance, and the viewer will, in particular, the artist whose revenue derived therefrom, or at least a significant portion thereof, create the content currently enjoyed. You may be better tuned in to watching these ads, knowing that they will go to you. Thus, there is a mutually beneficial connection or link between creators or artists, viewers, and advertisers, all of whom benefit from each other in a far more direct sense than has been achieved in the past. Additionally, advertisements may ultimately be more relevant to a particular potential audience, as they are less likely to air where a product with little or no relevance to a known demographic may be ignored or disliked. In addition, the present invention not only allows viewers to save advertisements of interest to their personal library accounts, but also provides viewers with the ability to directly present their opinions on advertisements to advertisers, so that companies can more accurately address target market needs. additional help. The system also provides functionality that allows viewers to request additional information about advertised products while allowing advertisers to directly reply to viewers via email or other form of communication.

The present invention may also allow for advertisement sharing, whereby viewers forward interesting and potentially useful advertisements to others. In this case, the advertiser is notified and may also decide to send additional material that may be helpful to viewers or people who may share the advertisement. When signing up, viewers can provide an email address to which primary or secondary advertising content can be sent. Additionally, the library account can receive follow-up advertising information, so users do not have to worry about advertising or unsolicited information being flooded into their personal flawed email accounts.

Advertisements and commercials may self-remove. When downloading content from the library for free, viewers must view a certain number of commercials included in the content in order to legitimately receive or earn the free download. Then the ads are automatically deleted. Alternatively, advertisements can be turned off rather than self-deleting. In this case, when the viewer shares the content with another person or transmits the content to another device, the advertisement is turned on so that the viewer can watch it again, and the same process begins again.

In order to monetize additional viewers or new devices, the invention may require the account holder to register the device. When content is shared to another device, the content must connect to Wi-Fi or some other form of connection to the service of the present invention, which allows the system of the present invention to determine where the content is going and whether the device can be recognized. can be observed. Once the device is recognized, a charge may be charged for one class. Otherwise, the new user must register an account with the system platform of the present invention to view the content. At this time, the system may notify the advertiser of the additional viewing and associated fee.

The system of the present invention may also include an on-demand component, whereby a viewer watching a production currently being streamed from a broadcast, such as TV, may additionally access a content library and view such content from the library. This has multiple advantages. Thus, the viewer can watch the program whenever and as much as he wants. Also, the viewer will be able to watch the performance from the beginning, which he started watching in the middle of the broadcast stream. Additionally, the viewer may have the ability to download the content or send the performance or a link thereof to a friend if the content was enjoyed and the viewer believes that others may also enjoy it. Performances may also be saved to the viewer's personal favorites or library files, and such performances may be viewed on many devices, including cell phones, laptops, smart TVs, to name a few of the more common examples.

rotation broadcast mode

It should be understood that individuals who watch entertainment tend to have viewing patterns. One example is a person who sits down to watch TV after dinner and watches for two hours. It will be a pattern that repeats itself throughout the person's life schedule. Since the pattern described above is a financial model rather than a model in which the media industry as a whole exposes a large amount of new content to viewers, it is unlikely that an average viewer will see a large amount of new content every day. This is somewhat like the automotive industry, where you can add hundreds of new features to your car next year, but since the business model of cars is capital-driven, not everything available to consumers, implementing all those features actually takes between three and a half years. It will take 5 years.

The rotating broadcast model of the present invention is the opposite of those models, where the goal is to be able to access new and different content each time viewers take the time to watch entertainment, with the belief that there is always more content than can be seen. The belief is to expose as much new quality content as is available.

The present invention builds blocks of content, for example blocks of 6 hours (blocks may be built longer or shorter in other examples). These content blocks have corresponding positions, rotate forward 24 hours a day, and at the same time, the content within the corresponding time blocks also rotates daily. An example for one of the channels might be to use 8 blocks of time with 6 hours of content in each block filling a full 2 days broadcast. Block A B C D E F G H starts with block A and starts broadcasting at midnight and broadcasts until 6 am, then block B starts at 6 am and broadcasts until noon, and so on for 2 days or 48 hours. Then, all the blocks are rotated forward one position with the first block (usually block A is moved to the end of the line along block H in the next rotation), this time block B starts at midnight and broadcasts until 6 am. Block C is then broadcast from 6 am to noon, followed by the remaining blocks in sequence. In the next cycle there is a start broadcast at midnight starting in block C. This rotation of content blocks allows viewers to watch a channel with a normal, consistent viewing pattern for 11 days before viewing the same content block again. In addition, if the content within each 6-hour block is rotated forward by a full hour each time it arrives at the initial broadcast position, the order of the content as the viewer views it due to the consistent pattern of viewing when block A returns to the patterned viewing time. is changed to create a dynamism such as giving viewers the opportunity to see a six-hour block of content that they may not have seen before. This means that if a viewer watches one hour of programming every night, it could take up to 60 days to view all of the content presented in the first eight six-hour blocks of content. Broadcasting can be effected, for example, by streaming the content online or by transmitting the content by other conventional means.

access and funding

Artists, whether musicians, writers, directors, actors, or producers, are well aware of the fact that they play a large role in determining what work can and cannot reach the public, as large corporations usually control almost all distribution channels. You will know. Most artists are excluded. Accessible technology is enabling a new generation of artists to create content for broadcast, whether film, TV or music, from their homes or small studios, but giving smaller content creators the ability to monetize that content. The Internet's promise to provide creators with an additional platform for mass exposure remains a significant challenge. This can be applied to both unknown and known artists who have the ability to captivate viewers. Thus, a major issue for many artists is how to convert exposure into revenue once they have gotten enough exposure.

Indeed, with so many different media choices now available across multiple devices and platforms, it's difficult enough for multi-billion dollar advertisers to reach consumers, let alone smaller artists, regardless of the quality of their content. From another perspective, finding great material of high quality to watch is equally difficult, requiring viewers to wade through an almost infinitely large sea of average or even mediocre material to discover the gems contained within.

Accordingly, the present invention enables emerging and established writers, directors, recording artists, and review processes to broadcast only the best of the best content and make this content available to the public through multiple media platforms and through many types of digital devices. It provides a system featuring a collection of channels broadcasting very high quality content from all other personalities that pass through. At the same time, artists are provided with a reasonable source of income that potentially exceeds any currently available source of income, particularly in the case of unknown or little-known artists.

One of the major financial advantages for artists whose content is exploited by the present invention is that the amount of revenue artists can generate is tied to advertising rates that rise with increasing viewership. Traditionally, artists license their content for broadcast and negotiate a set rate to be used by the network. The network then seeks to maximize advertising revenue for spots sold within that licensed content. Networks can generate revenue many times more than what they paid for the rights to broadcast their content.

The present invention provides the opportunity to broadcast creative content across all genres, and also provides the same or similar financial arrangements currently available to producers to bring broadcast-ready media to major networks. It is emphasized that the selection according to the present invention is based solely on the quality of the content.

The present invention provides a broadcast model that provides a compelling mix of network, streaming, and on-demand services available on multiple platforms. It comes from a combination of how to deliver content, how to set programming schedules, and having content libraries. Content creators can harness the power of the system of the present invention, and viewers can enjoy the highest quality entertainment from discovered and previously undiscovered talent without wasting valuable time searching. The review process of the present invention helps to identify the highest quality submissions without bias. Finally, advertisers can collect vital viewer data in up-to-date, real-time, more accurate than any other distribution channel in the industry. By requiring viewers to set up an account, and then further requiring signed-up viewers to access any channel using a pass code, the present invention can determine how many people are on each channel at any given time, in particular Each channel is uniquely positioned to know exactly what the viewer is watching, the viewer's approximate location, and the viewer's age, race, and gender. All of these features are currently inaccessible to advertisers and are much needed to better manage advertisers' advertising campaign spending.

A typical network or conventional broadcaster uses capital resources at the front end to create, license or purchase content. Spending can then be recouped through advertising revenue. However, there are inherent risks. When content is not popular, advertising rates are lowered, which simply allows entertainment companies to stay with previously verified artists and creators, taking less risks and working safely for their revenue streams to recoup their profits. The system of the present invention eliminates or substantially reduces risk aversion because there is no upfront capital expenditure for content creation or acquisition. The present invention provides a review as described above to sift through a large amount of material to identify the best. The goal is to put quality first.

In an entertainment industry that includes nearly 700 cable channels, hundreds of network channels, dozens of streaming channels, and countless free channels, just a few things: (1) how content is monetized; (2) how content is collected; and (3) the content control scheme remains consistent. An ever-changing factor is the content delivery method. Therefore, faster downloads, more resolutions, media used (TV, computer, phone, game console, etc.), contract or no contract, groupings, etc. are constantly evolving in an effort to meet changing needs. Perhaps more than 100 million households have cable TV, about 70 million have Netflix, and many other choices. All of these options guarantee two things. First, there are many channels for commercial advertising, and second, a large amount of content is screened to find quality. Additionally, it is equally difficult for advertisers to find a market for these different viewing options. The system of the present invention provides an independent "blind" review process that bests quality content for distribution and broadcast.

Advertisers have information related to the audience in real time, and above all, creative artists can enjoy significant revenue from their creations. Broadcasts are funded by content submission fees, so artists are supporting the platform to support artists in return. Advertising revenue and its rate of return are directly related to the number of viewers. The number of viewers is determined by the quality of the content. As content quality is discovered, viewership rises, increasing advertising revenue, and thus the artist's revenue growing even more significantly due to overheads covered by submission fees.

Advertising rates according to the present invention may be calculated with a mathematical equation, for example, based on the cost per thousand people watching a particular show. Based on this, a specified amount is charged. Rates can go higher or lower depending on the time of day or even the day of the week. This calculation can be reduced to know the amount of advertising revenue per minute or even per second to more accurately reward content creators. Timer for content length can be removed with the ability to zoom out in seconds. A timer is a length of time that content must fill or conform to the existing broadcast advertising model. These models directly influence the original and organic nature of creating content for entertainment purposes.

Further clarification and discussion

(A) Commercial content embedded in free downloadable content self-deletes or turns off after a certain number of views. Currently, content (music, video or movies) is downloadable from various sites for a small fee. The content library takes a portion of the download cost, and also sells advertising space on the pages of the library to generate more revenue.

(A1) In the present invention, the content library (invention) has many functions, including allowing content creators to download all content free of charge while paying more than creating from an existing library. This is achieved by placing advertisements at the beginning, middle, or end of downloaded content. These advertisements (or advertisements depending on the length of the downloaded content) self-delete or turn off after the content has been viewed a certain number of times. These ads generate revenue for creators and libraries.

(B) Features on Demand may be directly linked to scheduled programming. Currently, on-demand services consist of content libraries of past shows on a particular network, or stand-alone services that hold thousands of content titles of past shows and movies. The on-demand service itself allows viewers to access these titles for free, and in fact watch some of them for free. However, most of these titles cost a few dollars for viewers to watch. Content selected as paid content allows viewers to watch as much as they want for 24 hours.

(B1) In the present invention, the viewer can move from watching a halfway show to watching the exact contents of the library by clicking an icon. From here, you can read your notes, save them for later viewing, watch them from the beginning, or leave review notes for other viewers. A fair comparison would be, for example, to turn on ABC channel 7 in the middle of a show, click the icon to get to ABC's content library, and be able to do all of the aforementioned options. A viewer member can start watching a show on one of the channels started before joining, and activate an on-screen icon (or use some other procedure) to jump directly to that show from a content library with several options available to the viewer. can move This includes (1) watching from the beginning, (2) bookmarking the show to watch later (placed in your personal content library), (3) reading notes about the show written by people involved in its creation, and (4) post-viewing. Lastly leaving your own comment, including (5) having full control over the content. In this regard, many cable channels now allow viewers to select a resume function and have the show resume. However, viewers cannot fast forward, rewind or pause for extended periods of time. So, by comparison, this is not complete control for the viewer.

(C) It is standard to advertise the Nielson ratings system using network TV. The system uses a small section of the home with a viewer box that tracks what each household is watching, including time, channels, and more. All of that data is then deduced into a number that Nielsen represents covering the entire country, which is then considered to be what countries are watching in unison. Then, the advertising fee is based on that figure. do. The advertiser pays for the current advertising campaign and receives a report after the entire campaign is complete and advertising dollars have been spent. Only then will the advertiser know whether his advertising campaign has achieved the desired results. The main problem with the Nielsen model is that there are only about 40,000 houses with Nielsen boxes capturing this information, and about 118 million houses with TVs. Basically, about 0.00337% of a viewer's viewing habits are used to calculate what the remaining about 99.99662% of viewers are watching.

(C1) In the present invention, each channel is programmed and knows what is playing, much like a network. However, since the present invention uses a streaming service, it may be required that the viewer set up a personal account to which a personal access code is assigned. That code should be used whenever a viewer wants to access the channel. In a preferred form, the only personal data required are age, gender, and zip code. This data can provide advertisers with real-time data on how many people were on a given channel when the commercial was run and what their age, gender, and zip code were. For a company advertising in a local market, the company may also have access to other local markets in any other part of the region or country. This real-time data (which can be accessed through your account right after the commercial airs to view the aforementioned numbers) allows advertisers to adjust their marketing strategies, as well as see numbers in other neighborhoods in the area and currently in the advertising industry. In an unavailable educated way, you can see if the extension makes sense. According to a feature of the present invention, advertisers can adjust their advertising campaigns in the middle of an advertising campaign, greatly improving the success rate of a particular goal.

(C2) Also, through the library, all commercials can be later accessed by viewers who are interested but have no way to record or fill in the information at the moment. By clicking on the Favorites icon while the ad is on the device screen, the commercial ad may be saved to a personal library account, further notifying the advertiser of the viewer's interest so that the information can be emailed to the viewer.

(C3) Another feature available to advertisers is the preload immediate drop process. This process allows advertisers to set marker numbers that trigger ad buying and placement into broadcast rotation. For example, an advertiser in the Dallas area may be interested in expanding into additional regional markets, but may only want to spend the additional revenue if a certain minimum number of viewers can be reached. Advertisers can set a minimum number, set a market of interest, and set their own budget. If such figures set in some or all of the additional markets are achieved, the advertisement is placed in broadcast rotation for viewing. This provides advertisers with several specific advantages: (1) the risks normally associated with buying ads based on current viewer count, a number that may not be relevant or up-to-date at the time the advertiser's ad actually runs; reduces This risk reduction process is directly related to the overall ability to know exactly how many people are watching each channel across borders and in every city across the country. (2) Advertisers can test new markets and/or new advertising content “now” versus months of waiting for rotations to be booked the way they currently do. (3) Advertisers can monitor immediate results based on real-time metrics and organize long-term ad purchases by potentially running multiple ads at once to compare impact and results. This contrasts with current methods that require advertisers to purchase ad time in bulk for placement over a set period of time to result in full ad purchases after the campaign is complete. This is essentially a system that increases financial risk for small advertisers. Hopefully, the ads run by the smaller advertisers were the better of the two or three they produced to choose from, but there's certainly no upfront payment.

(D) Obtaining Content to Broadcast: Current methods for artists to broadcast creative content in any form may include: For example, in the case of a film, a script must first be written, and then funds must be secured to begin pre-production. To receive funding, you must have a successful track record of past work. If not, the creator may have to beg and borrow from friends and family, which won't cover anything larger than a short film at best. Even if creators were able to raise enough capital to produce a feature film, a means of distribution and broadcast would be needed. For distribution, creators need connections, managers or agents, but again a successful track record often controls the acquisition of these connections. Because the industry invests huge amounts of capital in every part of the creative process, it tends to go hand in hand with proven success, which often has nothing to do with quality. In the distribution process, it is extremely difficult for independent artists to obtain support or sponsorship from distribution companies or broadcasters, as huge amounts of money are required to advertise and sell products. If luckily it gets that far, the artist gets the smallest portion of any normally reported profits, if any. Not only do you need funds, but there is also the fact that the number of slots available for viewing is not unlimited. Even a few decades ago, a movie would only stay in theaters for two or three months. Today, weeks is a long time before one movie is replaced by the next. On TV/cable broadcasts, channels are filled with infinite reruns. Broadcasters sell ad spots at a premium, but may pay less for older content, a safe, known quantity that attracts existing viewership. Although seats are limited, channel owners do not want to risk and pay for unknown content due to the fact that they charge a fee associated with unknown content and its service. When unknown content is publicly traded, channel owners need to generate results for their shareholders, dramatically reducing their ability or desire to take risks. Once an artist gains distribution, they may typically generate little revenue, as the company claims that the profits go to the cost of selling the work. On the other hand, if the content is a big hit, the artist can get a better return, but only through negotiations backed by previous history, usually in the next project they create.

(D1) The procedure according to the present invention is very different from that described above. Assuming that the artist has gone through the creative process and completed content that is now ready for distribution or broadcast, the artist can submit the completed content in accordance with the present invention at minimal cost, which then goes through the review process as described above. . If the content makes it to the air, the content may have been reviewed by 24 to 30 or more industry experts (there may be non-experts registered to review the content). None of these experts have any money involved, no reputation involved, and no knowledge of the creator of the content. Names are reduced to codes, reviewer names are also reduced to codes, reviewers may be required to take notes about content, but other reviewers may not have access to those notes. Thus, all aspects of the review process are blind and independent. Also, age, race, gender, social status, and creative performance are blind to everyone in the review process. This means you no longer need an agent or manager to open your door, you don't have to be young and fresh, you don't have to be slim and attractive. All you need is quality content. Also, artists who want to make feature films (which are the most expensive ones to achieve) can submit trailers for review. If the trailer passes through all the processes up to broadcasting, the present invention provides that the trailer can be played on the trailer channel for interest. Additionally, the system may allow trailer viewers to invest in film production, such as through crowdfunding. One aspect of the invention may allow an artist to raise capital to continue a project, such as issuing a letter of intent to broadcast to the artist depending on the quality of the trailer submitted.

(E) Monetization of creative content: In the current environment, there is an understanding that those who create content, whether it be film, TV, music or other content, receive the smallest fraction of the funds generated by the created content. Distributing companies, as discussed above, have huge overhead costs, and use that logic to justify the smallest fraction going to content creators. Distribution and advertising can be very expensive, as there is no way to actually know how to find an audience. Therefore, it is assumed that the distributing company bears the greatest financial risk.

(E1) According to the present invention, the space or spot for distribution and broadcasting is infinite because of the scalability of the format. Since it's a streaming service, channels can be added as needed with minimal or relatively low cost. Because of the non-traditional marketing according to the present invention, the cost is significantly lower than conventional marketing forms. The process of the present invention does not need to charge excessive prices because good content itself attracts viewers. No cost to quality attracts viewers, which in turn drives up advertising rates and generates more revenue for content creators. Good content that increases viewership also attracts advertisers. Thus, the system of the present invention allows each of the three external components, i.e., (1) artists, (2) viewers, and (3) advertisers, to support the other components while benefiting from the other components. make it possible

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A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
Establishment of a feature platform enabling content creators, for a fee, to submit content to be reviewed by members of the feature platform for consideration for placement on the feature platform and eventual broadcast to at least one registered user of the feature platform for viewing. Performing a plurality of functions and processes all controlled by computer programming inserted into the central server, if possible;
performing placement and broadcasting on the platform, wherein at least 50% of revenue generated from advertising sales is paid to the content creator;
The system,
A) the user watches a pre-programmed set of channels broadcasting content and advertisements;
B) access the content library for self-service selection of streaming content for the user to watch;
C) allow users to download content from the content library for free to own through the free download policy;
Provides a free policy for users' registration and access to the platform;
The system provides access to data files of certain non-personal information about each user viewing the advertisement, including age, gender, and postal code, along with data necessary for the user to sign up for the platform, so that advertisers can providing permission to access the correct number of users using the platform by placing advertisements and viewing the advertisements in real time as they are being broadcast;
wherein the information is accessible through an advertiser platform account. 2. The system of claim 1, comprising three high-level reviews each having multiple committee members, each member independently reviewing material and performing qualitative evaluations in a secure data center. The method of claim 1, wherein content in a specific block of broadcast content is determined by an advertiser related to all commercials in the specific block of broadcast content to set a payment amount due to the content creator whose content was broadcast in the specific block of broadcast content. and the additional step of recording the length of each piece of content each time it is broadcast and calculating the amount of advertising revenue paid to the system. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein registered users of the system transfer content from a content library of the central server to a personal computer or device free of charge to the registered users while generating revenue for the content creators from advertisements included in the content. A system for processing media content, from which you can download. 5. The method of claim 4, furthermore, a content creator who is a scriptwriter has a function to place his or her work in the script section of the content library using an anonymous ID code associated with the creator, so that agents, managers, producers, and directors Process media content, which may not copy or download this content and which may enable searching for quality scripts in the content library and interest in scripts forwarded to the platform for contact information of anonymous content creators. system to do. 5. Media content according to claim 4, further comprising access for users of the platform to download, free of charge, visual arts content including photographs, drawings, or computer-generated images that they wish to own while generating revenue for the content creator. system for processing. The system of claim 1 , wherein an advertisement included in the content is turned off or deactivated through programmed coding embedded in an advertisement in the content after the advertisement has been viewed a predetermined number of times. 8. The method of claim 7, tracking content downloaded by a registered user when the content is shared with another device, verifying that the secondary device is registered with the platform before allowing playback of the content, and registering if not, instructing the secondary device by a prompt to register with the platform. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein an advertiser may use a statistical analysis of users of the platform viewing the advertiser's current advertisement along with user-specific non-personal information in a future advertising strategy. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein creators of dance routines can monetize this type of creative content in the same way as creators of other types of content. The system according to claim 1, wherein creative content submitted to the platform does not require an upfront fee on the platform side. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein a user of the platform can compile blocks of content and consume the assembled blocks of content at a time convenient to the user. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein content blocks have positions on the daily broadcast timeline that rotate forward in the timeline at the same time each day, and individual content within each content block also rotates forward each day. 2. The media of claim 1 further comprising the ability to increase or decrease daily broadcast functionality by a process of adding or removing channels on the platform to accommodate the amount of creative content submitted and approved for use for broadcast. A system for processing content. 2. The system of claim 1, comprising the creation of additional channels, each channel being used for a specific genre of content, and further having a series of content length specific channels. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein registered users of the platform can contact the content creator in a direct manner through their personal user account. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein users of the platform have the option to vote for their favorite content viewed, content receiving the most votes may be given awards and future rebroadcast opportunities. system. The method of claim 1, wherein users can store advertisements they find interesting in their personal account, can request information from advertisers related to advertisements, and can receive information from the advertisers from the user's personal account on the system. A system for handling media content. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calculating a running length of the free downloadable content to determine the number of times an advertisement embedded in the content is played before the advertisement is turned off by programmatic coding embedded in the content. A system for processing media content. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein users of the system can directly contact a content creator through an individual user account for the content creator's individual user account. A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
Content Creators may upload content to a portion of the Functional Platform, may pay for submission, and may receive content reviews conducted by members of the Functional Platform, whereby submitted content may be submitted to multiple platform members. Once through the review station, the content can be accessed for user viewing via a number of platform functions in the content library for streaming of the user's selected content on a number of pre-programmed channels and the user's media from the content library. processing media content, performing a plurality of functions and processes, all controlled by computer programming embedded in the central server, so as to establish a functional platform from which the content moves to other parts of the functional platform available for download to a device. system for. A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
Perform programming embedded in the central server to establish a free policy for registration and a functional platform providing users with access to the functional platform, wherein the user downloads to own content stored in a library through a free download policy. and users who download free content generate a revenue stream for creators of the downloaded content from advertisements embedded in the content. 23. The method of claim 22, further comprising embedding advertisements into the content involving embedded program coding, wherein the coding determines when advertisements are turned off once the program has established a predetermined number of advertisement views. system to do. A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
perform a plurality of functions and processes, all controlled by computer programming embedded in the central server, to establish a function platform that allows users to subscribe to and access the function platform free of charge;
content is submitted to go through a review process and, if accepted, is moved to a content library that provides users of the platform to download and own the content via a free download policy in exchange for viewing advertisements embedded in the content;
The content is also embedded with programmed coding specific to counting the number of times the advertisement has been viewed, and if a predetermined number of views has been achieved, future viewing of the content on a device by a user will have the embedded programmed coding Hide the ads,
A system for processing media content, wherein an amount of revenue paid to the platform from an advertiser for embedding advertisements in free downloadable content is divided between the content creator and the platform, and at least 50% of the revenue goes to the content creator. . 25. The method of claim 24, wherein computer coding embedded with advertisements in the content tracks the number of times the content has been played and identifies when the content is shared to a secondary media device, whereby the computer coding: turning the advertisement back on for viewing a predetermined number of times on the secondary media device before turning it off. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein an embedded computer determines, when the content is shared to the secondary media device, whether the secondary media device is registered with the platform and, if not, determines the secondary media device on the device. and displaying a notification on the device instructing a user of the device to register with the platform to view content. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the embedded computer coding, when the secondary device is registered with the platform, notifies the platform that content downloaded by another user is now on the secondary device; , records the number of ad views required for a particular downloaded and delivered content to become ad-free on the secondary device, and records additional revenue due to the creator of the content transmitted to the secondary device, as well as additional views and additional revenue to be charged to advertisers. system that places the information detailing the advertiser's platform account. A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
The number of users watching an advertiser's advertisement when the advertisement is being broadcast, in real time, along with access to user data files of specific non-personal user information including age, gender, and zip code for each user viewing the advertisement. performing a plurality of functions and processes, all controlled by computer programming embedded in the central server, to establish a functional platform allowing the advertiser the ability to access continuously updated data reports for
User data file information is required from a user to register on the platform, and then the platform assigns a personal user ID code to the user, and input of the user ID code is required every time the user accesses the platform. A system for handling media content. A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
A computer embedded in the central server to establish a function platform enabling members of the function platform to perform a review process on submitted content to determine if the content will be accepted for broadcast and viewable by users of the platform. perform multiple functions and processes all controlled by programming;
The review process is configured so that personal information of a content creator, while always attached to the content, is converted during the review process into an anonymous ID code, the ID code being available to at least one member reviewing the content. It is the only identifiable marking in
The member reviewer has a personal identity converted to an anonymous ID for the review process for anonymity to other member reviewers;
the review process enables each member reviewer at each station level of the review process to transmit each content through multiple review station levels without knowing the name of the creator of the content or the names of previous member reviewers;
the anonymity of the content creator and member reviewers eliminates potential bias from the process based on the content creator's name, age, race or gender;
Content reviewed and approved to be added to the platform for broadcasting has the identity of the content creator converted back to a name when classified on the central server and made visually available to users. 30. The method of claim 29, wherein the submission of the content is made through an Internet website, further comprising a process in which a content creator pays a submission fee for review of the content, the review process of programming software on a computer or server. A system for processing media content, using specific parts. 30. The method of claim 29, further comprising a last chance review process of content that has not been accepted after such initial review if the reviewed content achieves a minimum acceptable score through an initial majority level review. system. 30. The system of claim 29, wherein content not selected based on the platform's multi-step review process receives written feedback from compiled platform member reviewer's notes. 30. The system of claim 29, wherein the system compiles each member reviewer's review notes for monthly performance evaluation. A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
Content creators who submit content that has passed the review process to the feature platform to be added to the feature platform for broadcasting for user viewing, sells airtime to advertisers and then broadcasts advertisers' advertisements, thereby generating a revenue stream generated by the platform. Performs a plurality of functions and processes, all controlled by computer programming inserted into the central server, so that the function platform that enables sharing is established, and the platform pays advertisers to the platform to broadcast their advertisements. and wherein the content creator retains at least 50% of the total revenue paid by advertisers to the platform for broadcasting their advertisements. A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
performing a plurality of functions and processes, all controlled by computer programming embedded in the central server, so that a functional platform is established that enables a user of the functional platform to have the ability to select among a plurality of pre-programmed channels; and Users accessing the platform and watching content midway through a broadcast on one of the plurality of pre-programmed channels can select an icon on a media viewing device and switch to the content library to begin viewing the content from the beginning; A system for processing media content, wherein the content can be marked for later viewing on a personal library account, or the content can be optionally downloaded for free. A system for processing media content including a central server, comprising:
By performing a plurality of functions and processes all controlled by computer programming inserted into the central server,
1) content creators with or without a history or representation of creating broadcast quality content can submit content to the functional platform by establishing an account with certain non-personal information including age, gender, and zip code;
The system then generates a user ID code attached to each content that the creator uploads to the submission section of the platform;
platform members review submitted content through a multi-step blind review process, and the content creator can only be identified by the user ID code during the review process;
The member reviewers can only be identified by their individual ID codes, and the review process eliminates bias based on the content creator's age, race, gender or reputation;
2) Content that has passed the review process and has been moved to the broadcasting portion of the platform and classified as a system accessible for viewing by users through multiple platform functions,
In a number of pre-programmed channels,
in a content library for streaming of content selected by the user and downloadable from the content library to the user's media device;
3) a set of channels for content broadcasting may increase or decrease the number of channels according to the expansion or contraction of the subject category of content and the amount of content;
4) The process of progressively forward rotating blocks of content in 24 hours and also incrementally forward rotating the content within each block of content is such that all content within each block of content is rotated 24 hours per day until the 28-day rotation period is over. may have been played in all time slots;
5) A process of paying content creators at least 50% of the total advertising sales revenue generated by advertisements broadcast in the content block in which the content is placed is possible;
6) An advertisement is embedded inside content downloaded from a library of free content that is turned off after the advertisement has been viewed a set number of times, and programmed coding also embedded in the content hides the advertisement when the advertisement has been viewed a predetermined number of times. put into mode, embedded advertisements allow downloaded content to be downloaded free of charge to users of the platform while generating revenue for the content creator;
7) Requires that users joining the platform set up individual user accounts by entering age, gender, and zip code, and the platform uses the entered user data to use whenever the user accesses the system generate an individual user ID code that must be;
8) While an advertiser's advertisement is being broadcast in real time, along with certain non-personal information including the age, gender, and postal code of the users viewing the advertisement, the user's ID code is tracked and the owner of the advertisement is registered on the advertiser's platform. The process of identifying the exact number of users who watch each advertisement as it is broadcast on each channel by making that information accessible through an account.
A system for processing media content, wherein the functional platform enabling is established. 37. The method of claim 36, calculating advertising revenue collected from broadcast advertisements placed in a content block, dividing the total revenue amount by minutes that are time within a particular block of broadcast content, and allocating a dollar amount per minute of the broadcast content block; , a revenue sharing model in which content creators are paid more than 50% of their revenues based on how long each of their content was broadcast in that content block. 2. The method of claim 1, in one embodiment, the central server is defined as a grouping of integrated computer components comprising a series of networked servers connected to the Internet via a core router, the core router being a spine and leaf router. A system for processing media content, balanced to receive network traffic from all over the world by hardware load balancers and software filtered by firewalls and network packets transmitted through the network and stored and processed on high-computation flex node servers. The method of claim 1 , in one embodiment, computer programming comprises a readable programmed coding developed in a grouping of programs comprising an iOS development software program, an Android development software program, a network operations management software program, and a version control software program. A system for processing media content, defined as 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the power structure of the relationship between content creators and distributors is reversed due to the platform's ability to expand distribution at will as more content is needed, giving content more importance and A system for processing media content that gives more control to the content creator. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein software coding performs many functions, some of which require additional specialized algorithms, one example of which is self-deleting advertisements in downloaded content, wherein the advanced algorithm is advertising A system for processing media content that facilitates self-deletion of advertisements after a predetermined number of times has been viewed.