# US 12,003,798 B2 · Systems and methods for providing access to rights holder defined video clips > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,003,798 B2 - Document ID: US12003798B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/148,469 - Filed: 2022-12-30 - Published: 2023-05-11 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-15 - Assignees: Ipar, LLC - Applicants: Ipar, LLC - Inventors: Jeffrey D. Brandstetter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003798B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/25875: {involving end-user authentication (restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06)} - H04N 21/8355: involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed - H04N 21/8455: {involving pointers to the content, e.g. pointers to the I-frames of the video stream} - H04N 21/8456: {by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for providing access to a portion of a video to a requesting user. For example, a computer can receive an identification of a video, a starting point of a clip within the video, and an ending point of the clip within the video from a rights holder. The computer can define a video clip based on the identified video, the starting point, and the ending point. The computer can also provide a link by which a requesting user is provided access to the video clip. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of providing access to a portion of a video to a requesting user, comprising: receiving an identification of media content, a starting point of a clip within the media content, and an ending point of the clip within the media content from a rights holder; defining a media content clip based on the identified media content, the starting point, and the ending point; and providing a single link by which a requesting user is provided variable levels of access to the media content clip; wherein: the link, when initially activated, provides access to the media content clip according to first clip authoring permissions; and the link, when subsequently activated, provides access to the media content clip according to second clip authoring permissions which differ from the first clip authoring permissions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the media content is video content, audio content, image content, or mixed media content. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the media content is video content and the media content clip is a video clip. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the requesting user is only provided access to the portion of the video between the starting point and the ending point. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the requesting user is prevented from accessing the video outside of the range spanning the starting point to the ending point. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the link is provided to the rights holder to forward to the requesting user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the rights holder identifies the requesting user and any other users who are to be granted permission to view the video clip. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the link is automatically forwarded to the requesting user and the other identified users after the video clip is defined. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the rights holder is a creator of the video. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: receiving an identification of the rights holder; and determining whether the rights holder has sufficient permission to define the video clip of the video. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the rights holder is an instructor and the requesting user is a student or other recipient of information from the instructor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the rights holder is a purchaser of the video or other party having rights to modify the video. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the other party receives a right to modify the video from another party having rights to modify the video via a delegation or license. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein providing the link includes uploading the link to a social media site. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: receiving clip authoring permissions including the first clip authoring permissions and the second clip authoring permissions from a super rights holder, wherein the video clip defined by the rights holder must conform to the clip authoring permissions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the clip authoring permissions identify a portion of the video from which the video clip may be defined. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the clip authoring permissions identify a portion of the video from which the video clip may not be defined. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the clip authoring permissions identify a maximum length of the video clip or a maximum number of video clips of the video that may be defined by the rights holder. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the clip authoring permissions identify rights holders who are permitted to defined video clips. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the clip authoring permissions are selectively adjusted by the super rights holder. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving clip authoring permissions including the first clip authoring permissions and the second clip authoring permissions from a super rights holder, wherein the media content clip defined by the rights holder must conform to the clip authoring permissions.