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US 2014/0180860 A1Published application
Publisher compensation system
OwnerKas Kasravi, William A. Sheridaninventors
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Abstract
Fragments (216, 218; 344, 346) of respective publications (220, 222; 348, 350) are included in a compilation (214; 352). An instance of the compilation is sold (101; 405). In response to the inclusion of the fragments in the compilation or in response to the selling of the instance, compensation to respective publishers of the publications for the inclusion or sale is computed (102; 406) based in part on contract terms applicable to the publications.
Claims15
A process (100;
- 400) comprising:
- selling (101;
- 405) an instance of a compilation (214;
- 352) including fragments (216, 218;
- 344, 346) of at least two respective publications (220, 222;
- 348, 350);
- and
- in response to said including or said selling, computing (102;
- 406) compensations for respective publishers (340, 342) of said publications based in part on contract terms of contracts (322) applicable to said publications.
6 more elements
A publication sales system (200;
- 304) comprising:
- a hardware sales manager (210;
- 332) programmed to sell (101;
- 404) instances of a compilation (214;
- 352) including fragments (216, 218;
- 344, 346) of at least two publications (220, 222;
- 340, 342);
- and
- a programed hardware publisher-compensation manager (212;
- 314) programmed to compute (102;
- 407) compensations to respective publishers (340;
- 342) of said publications for use of said fragments in said compilation based in part on terms of contracts (322) applicable to said publications.
9 more elements
A system (200;
- 300) comprising computer-readable storage media (206;
- 314) encoded with code (208;
- 316) configured to, when executed by a processor (202;
- 310):
- interact with a purchaser (308) to arrange the sale (101;
- 405) of a compilation (214;
- 352) including fragments (216, 218;
- 344, 346) of compilation-source publications (220, 222;
- 348, 350);
- and
- compute (102;
- 407) compensation to publishers (340, 342) of publications based on contracts (322) including contract terms specifying how publishers are to be compensated for use of said fragments in compilations.
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