Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090276333 | Electronic submission and management of digital products for network-based distribution - An improved system and method for submitting, distributing and/or managing digital products with respect to a product distribution site are disclosed. The submission of digital products to the product distribution site is able to be performed by numerous submitters in a uniform and computer-assisted manner. The submitted digital products can then be managed in a largely automated manner and made available for online purchase and distribution at the product distribution site. Once a digital product is submitted, the user can access the status of the digital product submission to obtain information of whether the digital product has been approved or rejected. In one embodiment, the digital products are computer program products (e.g., computer software programs). | 11-05-2009 |
20090276433 | Electronic submission of application programs for network-based distribution - An improved system and method for submitting, distributing and/or managing digital products with respect to a product distribution site are disclosed. The submission of digital products to the product distribution site is able to be performed by numerous submitters in a uniform and computer-assisted manner. The submitted digital products can then be managed in a largely automated manner and made available for online purchase and distribution at the product distribution site. Once a digital product is submitted, the user can access the status of the digital product submission to obtain information of whether the digital product has been approved or rejected. In one embodiment, the digital products are computer program products (e.g., computer software programs). | 11-05-2009 |
20100011336 | Software Program Ratings - Improved approaches for rating a software program are disclosed. The rating can be automatically determined from a plurality of user characterizations. The user characterizations can be designated by a user (e.g., developer or publisher) with respect to a plurality of content descriptors. The user characterizations can be supplied by the user on submitting a software program to an online distribution system. Once a rating is determined and associated with a software program, the rating can be used to influence availability of the software program from an online distribution system. The rating (or how the rating influences availability) can be dependent on geographical region. The rating being determined can also be influenced by rating rules. | 01-14-2010 |
20100082663 | Method and System for Identifying Equivalent Digital Media Assets - Improved management of digital media assets within an on-line media repository are disclosed. In one embodiment, the management includes methods and systems for identifying distinct digital media assets that are equivalent to one another. In one implementation, a plurality of digital media assets described and/or stored in a media storage device (e.g., database) can be automatically examined to determine whether any of them match one another or match a new digital media asset. Those digital media assets that are considered equivalent can be treated as such by an on-line store so as to facilitate customer interaction. | 04-01-2010 |
20100299219 | Configuration and Management of Add-ons to Digital Application Programs for Network-Based Distribution - An improved system and method for configuring, submitting, distributing and/or managing add-ons for digital products previously submitted to a product distribution site are disclosed. The add-ons for digital products can be managed and made available for online purchase and distribution at the product distribution site. An add-on for a digital product can subsequently be offered to and acquired by an interested person that previously purchased the associated digital product through use of the digital product itself, which can interact with a product distribution site. The product distribution site can also be referred to as an online product hosting site. In one embodiment, the digital products are computer program products (e.g., computer software programs). | 11-25-2010 |
20110035508 | AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT DISCOVERY FOR MEDIA SUBMISSION - Systems and methods for transporting media content data over a network to a media submission system are disclosed. A client media submission program may be provided that supports media submission to the media submission system using a plurality of transport mechanisms. One of the transport mechanisms to be utilized for the media submission may be determined based at least in part on configuration criteria. The media content data may be submitted over the network to the media submission system using the determined one of the transport mechanisms. | 02-10-2011 |
20110060776 | DIGITAL ASSET VALIDATION PRIOR TO SUBMISSION FOR NETWORK-BASED DISTRIBUTION - A system and method for submission of digital assets to a digital asset submission system are disclosed. The digital asset submission system can manage submissions of digital assets to a network-based distribution system. Submission of digital assets to the digital asset submission system can be performed over a network in a controlled manner such that the digital assets can be validated prior to transmission of the digital assets to the digital asset submission system. Advantageously, digital assets to be submitted for distribution can be substantially validated before the digital assets are transmitted to the digital asset submission system. | 03-10-2011 |
20120023015 | Consolidated Payment and Bank Error Correction - Improved techniques are disclosed for payment of accrued moneys via a third party intermediary. In one embodiment, a consolidated royalty can be provided for online sales of digital assets of a digital asset provider. Since the online sales can be from various different countries, the online sales can be in a plurality of different currencies. The royalties due a digital asset provider from online sales in the different currencies can be consolidated at appropriate times into a single currency and then disbursed to the digital asset provider. In another embodiment, royalty disbursement management can be provided to alert a digital asset provider that an attempted distribution has failed and to facilitate the digital asset provider in correcting appropriate banking information to assist in obviating the distribution failure. | 01-26-2012 |
20120259876 | Database for Managing Contracts were Multiple Existing or Expiring Contracts are Replaced with a Combined Contract - Methods and systems for managing media distribution are disclosed. Advantageously, the management of media distribution can be substantially computer implemented and include management of media distribution agreements. The management of media distribution agreements can operate to manage the replacement of media distribution agreements in an automated and efficient manner. The methods and systems for management of media distribution can take appropriate action when one or more prior existing media distribution agreements are to be replaced with a replacement media distribution agreement for any of a variety of reasons. | 10-11-2012 |
20130055211 | CLIENT-SIDE POLICY ENFORCEMENT OF DEVELOPER API USE - Methods and systems are disclosed that allow automated pre-qualification and qualification of an application. An application description can be generated for an application submitted by a developer, the application description can be automatically examined to determine whether the application complies with rules or guidelines (e.g., policies) of a platform. If the application complies with the rules or guidelines, the application can be pre-qualified and submitted for approval and distribution. If the application does not comply with the rules or guidelines, the application developer can be notified of the errors in the application and the developer can be prevented from uploading the application for approval and distribution. | 02-28-2013 |
20140059065 | MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK-BASED DIGITAL DATA REPOSITORY - Improved techniques and systems for determining equivalency of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets to or from a network-based digital data repository (e.g., cloud data storage). One aspect disclosed is that processing can be performed to determine whether digital assets are equivalent. Such processing can, in one embodiment, use multi-tier fingerprinting to determine equivalency of digital assets. In another embodiment, processing can use descriptive information (e.g., metadata) to assist in determining equivalency of digital assets. In another embodiment, a database can store equivalency information to provide “caching” of equivalency results for subsequent efficient determinations of equivalency. The digital assets become accessible from the network-based digital data repository via electronic devices (e.g., user devices) and thus usable by the electronic devices. The digital assets can include media assets and/or non-media assets. | 02-27-2014 |
20140074964 | Managing Digital Media Presented in Online Digital Media Store - Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed for managing digital media for an artist or author in an online digital media store using an automated data feed with a unique data structure or a web service having a simple and intuitive user interface. In some implementations, a webpage is provided by the web service that allows a user to request access to manage an artist or author. Upon such request, a rules-based vetting process is employed by the online digital media store for determining the eligibility of the user to manage the digital media of the artist or author. | 03-13-2014 |
20140095275 | PROMOTIONAL CODE DISTRIBUTION USING MOBILE DEVICES - Improved systems and methods to distribute codes, such as promotional codes, are disclosed. The improved systems and methods can enable recipients to acquire a downloadable asset from a networked-based distribution system. In one embodiment, through use of mobile devices, a code can be delivered and redeemed to acquire a downloadable asset with minimal burden to developer and recipient. In one implementation, delivery of the code to the recipient mobile device can be facilitated by providing the mobile device of the developer closely proximate to the mobile device of the recipient. | 04-03-2014 |
20140201147 | Migration of Feedback Data to Equivalent Digital Assets - Methods and systems for managing for migrating feedback data from one digital asset to another digital asset are disclosed. Typically, the one digital asset is available for distribution from a network-based media distribution system, but then subsequently is removed from distribution for any of a number of reasons. However, since the one digital asset has been in use at the network-based media distribution system, it has accumulated feedback data. Hence, if the another digital asset serves (e.g., due to equivalency) to replace the one digital asset, then the accumulated feedback data from the one digital asset can be transferred to the another digital asset. As a result, the another digital asset can benefit from the feedback data that was previously associated with the one digital assert. | 07-17-2014 |
20140244801 | NETWORK-BASED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SUPPORTING TRANSFER OF APPLICATION PRODUCTS - An improved system, device and method for transferring a digital asset (e.g., digital product) from a requestor to a recipient with assistance from an asset distribution system. According to one aspect, a requester who has one or more digital assets available for distribution by an online asset distribution system can invoke a transfer of at least one of such digital assets to a recipient. The online asset distribution system can manage the transfer of a digital asset from the requestor to the recipient. The management of the transfer includes one or more of ensuring eligibility of the recipient and/or the digital asset for the transfer, ensuring acceptance of the transfer by the recipient, ensuring acceptance of contract terms governing the transfer, performing the transfer of the digital asset to the recipient, and/or providing various electronic status notifications to the requestor and/or the recipient. | 08-28-2014 |
20140282796 | MEDIA SYSTEM WITH CANONICAL ARCHITECTURE FOR INTEGRATING MEDIA PRODUCTIONS FROM DIFFERENT CONTENT PROVIDERS - A system and method for integrating media productions imported from a plurality of content provider systems are described. The system and method may communicate with a plurality of content provider systems to import a set of media productions from each content provider system and may normalize each media production into a normalized media document format. The media productions may be matched to each other based on the normalized media documents. The system and method may also create and store a plurality of canonical objects based on the matches determined for the media productions. For example, if a given media production matches one or more other media productions then all of the matching media productions may be linked together by a canonical object, e.g., so that the canonical object functions as an abstract representation of all of the matching media productions. | 09-18-2014 |