# US 2014/0156656 A1 · Managed Assessment of Submitted Digital Content

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- Number: US 2014/0156656 A1
- Document ID: US20140156656A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/691,541
- Filed: 2012-11-30
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Assignees: Apple Inc.
- Applicants: Apple Inc.
- Inventors: Andrew C. Yen; Daniel D. Erlewine; Dita R. Malaer; Eric C. Finke; Jason R. Suitts; Jaya Kamath; Max M. Muller
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156656A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/06395: {Quality analysis or management}
- G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services
- G06Q 30/0631: {Recommending goods or services}
- G06Q 50/00: Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism (healthcare informatics G16H)
- G06Q 50/184: {Intellectual property management}
- H04L 67/02: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
- 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
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

Methods and systems for managing assessment of media content electronically submitted to a network-based media distribution system. A submitter can prepare a media package that is associated with a particular media asset (e.g. media title), and then electronically submit the media package to the media distribution system. The media distribution system can then process the media package to produce various components that are used by the media distribution system to electronically distribute media content of the media asset. According to one aspect, the media distribution system can manage a review process on the various components so that the components can be individually approved or rejected. According to another aspect, embodiments pertain to a reviewer's workspace that can assist a user in reviewing the submitted media content. According to still another aspect, embodiments can utilize a plurality of reviewers to review various media assets that have been submitted.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for submission and review of digital media assets to a media distribution system, the method comprising:
receiving a media package pertaining to a media title and including a plurality of media assets for the media title;
creating a component container for the media title;
encoding the plurality of media assets for the media title;
placing the encoded media assets into the component container;
forwarding the component container to a review queue for subsequent review;
retrieving, subsequent to the forwarding, from the review queue a component container to be reviewed; and
enabling review of individual components within the component container, wherein a reviewer is able to individually approve or reject the individual components within the component container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the review queue is configured to store a plurality of component containers, each of the component containers having an associated priority.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the review queue stores a plurality of component containers, and wherein the retrieving of the component container comprises retrieving the component container from the review queue based on the associated priority.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the method comprises:
receiving an indication of approval or rejection for a plurality of each of the individual components within the component container.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the receiving of the indication of approval or rejection of the individual components within the component set comprises:
receiving an indication of approval with a problem for at least one of the individual components within the component set.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A method as recited in claim 5, wherein the receiving of the indication of approval or rejection of the individual components within the component set comprises:
selecting one of the individual components for review; and
receiving an indication of a problem with the selected individual components.

### Claim 7

A method for reviewing digital media assets for a media title to be made available to or at a media distribution system, the method comprising:
receiving a component container for a media title;
presenting at least a plurality of non-approved components of the component container;
enabling review of individual components within the component container, the individual components being able to be individually reviewed including at least the plurality of non-approved components; and
enabling individual approval of one or more of the plurality of non-approved components.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A method as recited in claim 7, wherein a reviewer is able to individually approve or reject the individual components within the component container.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

A method as recited in claim 8, wherein the method comprises:
recording an approval or rejection for each of the individual components.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

A method as recited in claim 7, wherein the method comprises:
receiving an approval for at least one but not all of the plurality of non-approved components of the component container; and
recording the approval for the at least one but not all of the plurality of non-approved components of the component container.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

A method as recited in claim 7, wherein the presenting comprises playing, at a computing device associated with reviewer, at least a portion of at least one of the at least a plurality of non-approved components of the component container.

### Claim 12

A method for reviewing digital media assets for a media title to be made available to or at a media distribution system, the method comprising:
selecting a component set for review based on a priority associated with the component set, the component set being associated with the media title;
assigning the component set to a reviewer;
presenting metadata of the media title associated with the component set;
receiving an indication of approval or rejection or modification of the metadata of the media title by a reviewer;
presenting, for the reviewer, at least a plurality of non-approved components of the component set; and
receiving an indication of approval or rejection of individual components within the component set by the reviewer, the individual components being able to be individually reviewed including at least the plurality of non-approved components.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the receiving of the indication of approval or rejection of the individual components within the component set comprises:
receiving an indication of approval with a problem for at least one of the individual components within the component set.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the receiving of the indication of approval or rejection of the individual components within the component set comprises:
selecting one of the individual components for review; and
receiving an indication of a problem with the selected individual components.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the receiving of the indication of approval or rejection of the individual components within the component set comprises:
receiving an indication of approval of the selected individual component even though the problem with the selected individual components.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the receiving of the indication of approval or rejection of the individual components within the component set comprises:
receiving an indication of rejection of the selected individual component in view of at least the problem with the selected individual components.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the media title is associated with a content provider, and
wherein the receiving of the indication of approval or rejection of the individual components within the component set comprises:
receiving an indication of rejection of the selected individual component in view of at least the problem with the selected individual components; and
notifying the content provider of the problem with the selected individual components.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the method comprises:
recording an approval or rejection for each of the individual components.

### Claim 19 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the method comprises:
receiving an approval for at least one but not all of the plurality of non-approved components of the component container; and
recording the approval for the at least one but not all of the plurality of non-approved components of the component container.

### Claim 20

A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for submission and review of digital media assets to a media distribution system, the computer readable medium comprising:
computer program code for receiving a media package pertaining to a media title and including a plurality of media assets for the media title;
computer program code for creating a component container for the media title;
computer program code for encoding the plurality of media assets for the media title;
computer program code for placing the encoded media assets into the component container;
computer program code for forwarding the component container to a review queue for subsequent review;
computer program code for retrieving, subsequent to the forwarding, from the review queue a component container to be reviewed; and
computer program code for enabling review of individual components within the component container, wherein a reviewer is able to individually approve or reject the individual components within the component container.

### Claim 21

A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for reviewing digital media assets for a media title to be made available to or at a media distribution system, the computer readable medium comprising:
computer program code for receiving a component container for a media title;
computer program code for presenting at least a plurality of non-approved components of the component container;
computer program code for enabling review of individual components within the component container, the individual components being able to be individually reviewed including at least the plurality of non-approved components; and
computer program code for enabling individual approval of one or more of the plurality of non-approved components.

### Claim 22

A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for reviewing digital media assets for a media title to be made available to or at a media distribution system, the computer readable medium comprising:
computer program code for selecting a component set for review based on a priority associated with the component set, the component set being associated with the media title;
computer program code for assigning the component set to a reviewer;
computer program code for presenting metadata of the media title associated with the component set;
computer program code for receiving an indication of approval or rejection or modification of the metadata of the media title by a reviewer;
computer program code for presenting, for the reviewer, at least a plurality of non-approved components of the component set; and
computer program code for receiving an indication of approval or rejection of individual components within the component set by the reviewer, the individual components being able to be individually reviewed including at least the plurality of non-approved components.