Patent ID: 8881186
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: identifying, via a computing device, a video clip matching at least one distribution criteria, said matching comprising a determination that qualitative traits for consumers of the video clip and properties associated with the video clip each correspond to the at least one distribution criteria, said at least one distribution criteria comprising a number of renderings for the video clip and a playback length for each rendering, comparing a metric value of each qualitative trait and property with values for related traits of at least one other video clip, and comparing quantitative rendering values respective to the properties of the video clip with corresponding quantitative rendering values of the at least one other video clip; notifying at least one author of the video clip that the video clip is to be distributed via one or more distribution channels to a third party; receiving, at the computing device, a distribution request from the at least one author, said distribution request identifying a second distribution channel from the one or more distribution channels, wherein a first distribution channel is automatically identified from the one or more distribution channels based at least in part on the at least one distribution criteria and the second distribution channel is identified based on the distribution request; distributing the video clip via the first and second distribution channels to the third party; receiving a first level of compensation from the at least one author for distributing the video clip via the first distribution channel; and receiving a second level of compensation from the at least one author for distributing the video clip via the second distribution channel.