David B Reeder

US Patent:

8073828, Dec 6, 2011

Filed:

Jun 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/763347

Inventors:

Curtis W. M. Bowden - Los Angeles CA, US
David M. Crandall - Burke VA, US
David Edward Reeder - Malibu CA, US
Jonathan Frederick Schupp - Smithsburg MD, US
Sung H. Shin - Germantown MD, US

Assignee:

Curbis Corporation - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707705, 707E17005, 705 53, 705 59, 705901

Abstract:

Rights clearances management for assets, such as media assets. A rights brokerage service enables potential licensees to clears rights to use assets within designated projects, such as advertising campaign projects. The potential licensee uses an interface to select or identify an asset without necessarily accessing the asset itself. The rights holders and the rights held by each rights holder are identified based on the asset identity. A request is automatically issued to the rights holders to approve use of the asset for the project. The potential licensee may use an interface to track progress of approvals from the rights holders. Unenforceable rights are detected and approval is automatically obtained. If all enforceable rights are cleared, the asset may be committed for approval by a project manager or other authority. When approved, a license to use the asset is automatically created between the potential licensee and each of the rights holders.

US Patent:

8543605, Sep 24, 2013

Filed:

Oct 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/285186

Inventors:

Curtis W. M. Bowden - Los Angeles CA, US
David M. Crandall - Burke VA, US
David Edward Reeder - Malibu CA, US
Jonathan Frederick Schupp - Smithsburg MD, US
Sung H. Shin - Germantown MD, US

Assignee:

Corbis Corporation - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707785, 707781, 707782, 707783, 707784, 707E17005

Abstract:

Rights clearances management for assets, such as media assets. A rights brokerage service enables potential licensees to clears rights to use assets within designated projects, such as advertising campaign projects. The potential licensee uses an interface to select or identify an asset without necessarily accessing the asset itself. The rights holders and the rights held by each rights holder are identified based on the asset identity. A request is automatically issued to the rights holders to approve use of the asset for the project. The potential licensee may use an interface to track progress of approvals from the rights holders. Unenforceable rights are detected and approval is automatically obtained. If all enforceable rights are cleared, the asset may be committed for approval by a project manager or other authority. When approved, a license to use the asset is automatically created between the potential licensee and each of the rights holders.