Patent ID: 9407942
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving digital media data including codes as a first input; defining segments of the digital media data; generating a first index of the segments; receiving associated data relating to the digital media data as a second input; aligning elements of the associated data to relevant codes of the digital media data to generate a second index of the digital media data including a set of annotations of the digital media data associated with the codes to which they apply; combining the first index, the second index including the set of annotations, and the codes to which they are associated, to produce an annotated index, wherein the annotated index includes a term of a permissions license granted by a third-party rights holder to a publishing organization for an element of the digital media data originating from the third-party rights holder and incorporated during a product development process; and storing the annotated index in a computer-readable storage medium for access by the publishing organization in executing the product development process.