Patent ID: 6957195
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented content creation, distribution and consumption method comprising: providing a computer implemented-content authoring tool (CI-CAT) to a content creator, the CI-CAT including an identification function for embedding control information in a content created using the CI-CAT, to facilitate compensating a developer of the CI-CAT; providing a computer implemented-content player (CI-CP) to a consumer, the (CI-CP) including a recovery function for recovering said control information from the content when the content is rendered by the player, and a reporting function for reporting rendering of the content using said recovered control information; receiving the content by the consumer, and rendering the content using the CI-CP; and recovering the control information, and reporting the rendering of the content using said recovered control information, by the CI-CP.