# US 2014/0156543 A1 · System and method for managing content distribution and royalties > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0156543 A1 - Document ID: US20140156543A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/033,298 - Filed: 2013-09-20 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-04-06 - Inventors: ISAAC S. DANIEL - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156543A1 ## CPC - G06Q 50/184: {Intellectual property management} - G06F 21/10: Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material (protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16) {; Digital rights management [DRM]} - G06Q 10/30: Administration of product recycling or disposal - G06Q 20/145: {Payments according to the detected use or quantity} - Y02W 90/00: Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT ## Abstract A system comprising at least one processor, and computer executable instructions configured to analyze at least one piece of content at a point of consumption, identify at least one distribution right associated with at least one piece of content, determine at least one condition at the point of consumption, wherein the at least one condition is associated with the at least one distribution right, or broker or apportion royalty fees between at least one first distributor of the at least one piece of content and at least one second distributor of the at least one piece of content based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for managing content distribution and brokering royalties comprising: a. at least one module including a means to interconnect a content receiving device and a content playing device; b. at least one server; and c. computer executable instructions configured to: i. use the module to analyze at least one piece of content being transmitted from the content receiving device to the content playing device; ii. identify at least one distribution right associated with the at least one piece of content; iii. determine at least one condition of the module, content receiving device, or content playing device associated with the at least one distribution right; iv. transmit the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition to the server; or v. broker or apportion royalty fees between at least one first distributor of the at least one piece of content and at least one second distributor of the at least one piece of content based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to allow or refuse transmission of the at least one piece of content from the content receiving device to the content playing device based on at least one of the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to collect a fee based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one distribution right is a type of distribution right selected from the group consisting of: a geographic distribution right, a temporal distribution right, a venue distribution right, a medium distribution right, a distributor right, a distribution chain right, an end use distribution right, content identity, distributor identity, user identity, and a royalty right. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one condition is a type of condition selected from the group consisting of: a geographic location, a time or date, a venue, a medium, a type of end user, a user identity, and a royalty amount. ### Claim 6 A content authentication module comprising: a. at least one processor; b. at least one means for receiving content electronically connected to the at least one processor; c. at least one means for playing content electronically connected to the at least one processor; d. at least one means with communicating with a server electronically connected to the at least one processor; and e. computer executable instructions readable by the at least one processor and configured to: i. analyze at least one piece of content being received by the means for receiving content; ii. determine at least one distribution right associated with the at least one piece of content; iii. determine at least one condition of the module, processor, means for receiving content, or means for playing content associated with the at least one distribution right; iv. communicate the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition to the server; v. seek authorization from the server to allow the at least one content to play on the means for playing content; or vi. allow or refuse transmission of the at least one piece of content based on whether authorization is received from the server. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The module of claim 6, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to collect a fee based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The module of claim 6, wherein the at least one distribution right is a type of distribution right selected from the group consisting of: a geographic distribution right, a temporal distribution right, a venue distribution right, a medium distribution right, a distributor right, a distribution chain right, an end use distribution right, content identity, distributor identity, user identity, and a royalty right. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The module of claim 6, wherein the at least one condition is a type of condition selected from the group consisting of: a geographic location, a time or date, a venue, a medium, a type of end user, a user identity, and a royalty amount. ### Claim 10 A method for monitoring and managing the distribution of content comprising using at least one processor to perform any or all of the following: a. associating, attaching, or integrating at least one distribution right with at least one piece of content at a point of distribution; b. analyzing the at least one distribution right at a point of consumption; c. determining at least one condition at the point of consumption, wherein the at least one condition is associated with the at least one distribution right; or d. brokering or apportioning royalty fees between at least one first distributor of the at least one piece of content and at least one second distributor of the at least one piece of content based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising allowing or preventing the at least one piece of content's playback based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising collecting a fee from a viewer based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one distribution right is a type of distribution right selected from the group consisting of: a geographic distribution right, a temporal distribution right, a venue distribution right, a medium distribution right, a distributor right, a distribution chain right, an end use distribution right, content identity, distributor identity, user identity, and a royalty right. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one condition is a type of condition selected from the group consisting of: a geographic location, a time or date, a venue, a medium, a type of end user, a user identity, and a royalty amount. ### Claim 15 A system for managing content distribution and brokering royalties comprising: a. at least one processor; and b. computer executable instructions readable by the at least one processor and configured to: i. analyze at least one piece of content at a point of consumption; ii. identify at least one distribution right associated with the at least one piece of content; iii. determine at least one condition at the point of consumption, wherein the at least one condition is associated with the at least one distribution right; or iv. broker or apportion royalty fees between at least one first distributor of the at least one piece of content and at least one second distributor of the at least one piece of content based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to allow or refuse transmission of the at least one piece of content based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one distribution right is a type of distribution right selected from the group consisting of: a geographic distribution right, a temporal distribution right, a venue distribution right, a medium distribution right, a distributor right, a distribution chain right, an end use distribution right, content identity, distributor identity, user identity, and a royalty right. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one condition is a type of condition selected from the group consisting of: a geographic location, a time or date, a venue, a medium, a type of end user, a user identity, and a royalty amount. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, further comprising at least one server to broker or apportion the royalty fees between at least one first distributor of the at least one piece of content and at least one second distributor of the at least one piece of content. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to collect a fee based on at least one of the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition.