Patent ID: 8219494
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for licensing media assets, comprising: receiving from a rights holder an inbound right to license a media asset, wherein the inbound right is defined at least in part by a use attribute comprising at least one parent use, said parent use defining a category of uses of the media asset, wherein each parent use includes at least one specific use that defines a specific use of the media asset within the corresponding parent use, and wherein the inbound right is further defined by at least one of the following: storing in a searchable electronic data store a data structure representing the inbound right; receiving through an electronic communication, a licensing request for a media asset that is available for license, wherein the licensing request includes a desired outbound right, said outbound right defined at least in part by at least one of the following: identifying the media asset based on the electronic licensing request; automatically determining whether the desired outbound right is within the inbound right; and providing a license for access to the media asset according to the desired outbound right, if the desired outbound right is within the inbound right.