Patent ID: 11934497
Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A computer-implemented method for verifying distribution of content over an electronic communications network comprising:
receiving, from a digital content provider, digital media content to be uploaded including at least one watermarking identifier, wherein the digital media content is submitted to the digital content provider for uploading by an upload user;
comparing an identity of the upload user with one or more digital rights identities associated with the at least one watermarking identifier to verify that the upload user is authorized to upload the digital media content;
detecting one or more digital rights identities associated with the at least one watermarking identifier;
in response to determining a match between the one or more digital rights identities and the identity of the upload user, computing an upload cost of uploading the digital media content to at least one digital media content server;
accessing a user account of the upload user to determine an account balance available to the upload user;
in response to the account balance of the upload user being greater than or equal to the upload cost, uploading the digital media content to the at least one digital media content server;
in response to the account balance of the upload user being less than the upload cost, transmit an insufficient funds message to the upload user; and
blocking an upload of the digital media content upon determining a mismatch between the detected one or more digital rights identities and the identity of the upload user.