# US 8,751,916 B2 · Apparatuses, methods and systems for a composite multimedia content generator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,751,916 B2 - Document ID: US8751916B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/997,296 - Filed: 2006-07-28 - Published: 2009-09-24 - Granted: 2014-06-10 - Earliest claimed: 2005-07-29 - Applicants: Gary T. Bender; Stephen A. Cox - Inventors: Gary T. Bender; Stephen A. Cox - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8751916B2 ## CPC - G06F 40/103: Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents (automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191) - G06F 16/4393: {Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums} - G06F 16/48: Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually - G06F 40/186: Templates - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract The disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods, and systems for a Composite Content Generator. The disclosure teaches a Composite Content Generator, which provides a straightforward, unified, and transparent interface that presents users with the ability to customize publication purchases. Buyers of content may desire to customize their purchases in order to acquire certain sections of a work (e.g., select chapters from a travel book, select recipes from a cook book, choose certain subjects out of reference or medical journals, and specific sections of a periodical). In one embodiment, the Composite Content Generator allows buyers to view, select, and purchase portions of various works (e.g., such as books, periodicals, reference materials, and/or the like) and receive fulfillment of their purchase as a customized and modular composite publication. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A processor-implemented method to produce a composite work, comprising: providing types of content works for display, wherein the types of content works are provided such that they are selectable, wherein the types of content works are read from a database, wherein the types of content works include any of: audio works, video works, books, periodicals, and information service providers wherein the books may include any of academic texts, reference books, travel books, self-help books, wherein the periodicals may include any of magazines, newspapers, and displaying the types of content works; obtaining a selection from a requestor for a desired type of content work; obtaining a selector for the selection of the desired type of content work, wherein the selector allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired content works; obtaining user selections for desired content works, wherein the obtained user selections for desired content works was obtained via the selector; effecting identification of content works matching the user selections for desired works; obtaining content works and associated multi-source sub-portions matching the user selections for desired works; displaying the matching associated multi-source sub-portions for each displayed content work, wherein the displaying allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; obtaining user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; obtaining user selections for an order for the desired multi-source sub-portions; displaying template options for a composite output format; obtaining a selection for a desired template for a composite output format; obtaining a selection of ads to be included in a composite work; determining apportionment for the desired multi-source sub-portions, wherein each multi-source sub-portion is assessed as having a pro-rata value based on its percentage of a whole work, wherein apportionment is reduced by advertising; obtaining payment information for a composite work, wherein a requestor will be charged based on output format selections and determined apportionment charges, wherein what is charged is reduced by advertising; obtaining the desired multi-source sub-portions; compiling the obtained desired multi-source sub-portions into the selected desired template output format into a composite work, wherein the desired multi-source sub-portions of the composite work are ordered per the obtained order, wherein the ads are included in the composite work, wherein the ads are obtained from advertisers; providing the composite work to the requestor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein apportionment for each sub-portion is assessed as having a fixed value, wherein apportionment for multi-source sub-portions is reduced by advertising. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein ads are included in the composite work and the inclusion of ads is based on a selection of a type of ad. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the output format selections include any of: electronic delivery and physical delivery including print outs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the print outs may be in a modular book format. ### Claim 6 An apparatus for producing a composite work, comprising: a processor; and a memory disposed in communication with the processor, both the memory and the processor being include in a same device, and the memory storing processor-executable instructions to: provide types of content works for display, wherein the types of content works are provided such that they are selectable, wherein the types of content works are read from a database, wherein the types of content works include any of: audio works, video works, books, periodicals, and information service providers wherein the books may include any of academic texts, reference books, travel books, self-help books, wherein the periodicals may include any of magazines, newspapers, and display the types of content works; obtain a selection from a requestor for a desired type of content work; obtain a selector for the selection of the desired type of content work, wherein the selector allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired content works; obtain user selections for desired content works, wherein the obtained user selections for desired content works was obtained via the selector; effect identification of content works matching the user selections for desired works; obtain content works and associated multi-source sub-portions matching the user selections for desired works; display the matching associated multi-source sub-portions for each displayed content work, wherein the displaying allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; obtain user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; obtain user selections for an order for the desired multi-source sub-portions; display template options for a composite output format; obtain a selection for a desired template for a composite output format; obtain a selection of ads to be included in a composite work; determine apportionment for the desired multi-source sub-portions, wherein each multi-source sub-portion is assessed as having a pro-rata value based on its percentage of a whole work, wherein apportionment is reduced by advertising; obtain payment information for a composite work, wherein a requestor will be charged based on output format selections and determined apportionment charges, wherein what is charged is reduced by advertising; obtain the desired multi-source sub-portions; compile the obtained desired multi-source sub-portions into the selected desired template output format into a composite work, wherein the desired multi-source sub-portions of the composite work are ordered per the obtained order, wherein the ads are included in the composite work, wherein the ads are obtained from advertisers; provide the composite work to the requestor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein apportionment for each sub-portion is assessed as having a fixed value, wherein apportionment for multi-source sub-portions is reduced by advertising. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein ads are included in the composite work and the inclusion of ads is based on a selection of a type of ad. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the output format selections include any of: electronic delivery and physical delivery including print outs. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the print outs may be in a modular book format. ### Claim 11 A system for producing a composite work including a processor and comprising: means to provide types of content works for display, wherein the types of content works are provided such that they are selectable, wherein the types of content works are read from a database, wherein the types of content works include any of: audio works, video works, books, periodicals, and information service providers wherein the books may include any of academic texts, reference books, travel books, self-help books, wherein the periodicals may include any of magazines, newspapers, and means to display the types of content works; means to obtain a selection from a requestor for a desired type of content work; means to obtain a selector for the selection of the desired type of content work, wherein the selector allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired content works; means to obtain user selections for desired content works, wherein the obtained user selections for desired content works was obtained via the selector; means to effect identification of content works matching the user selections for desired works; means to obtain content works and associated multi-source sub-portions matching the user selections for desired works; means to display the matching associated multi-source sub-portions for each displayed content work, wherein the displaying allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; means to obtain user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; means to obtain user selections for an order for the desired multi-source sub-portions; means to display template options for a composite output format; means to obtain a selection for a desired template for a composite output format; means to obtain a selection of ads to be included in a composite work; means to determine apportionment for the desired multi-source sub-portions, wherein each multi-source sub-portion is assessed as having a pro-rata value based on its percentage of a whole work, wherein apportionment is reduced by advertising; means to obtain payment information for a composite work, wherein a requestor will be charged based on output format selections and determined apportionment charges, wherein what is charged is reduced by advertising; means to obtain the desired multi-source sub-portions; means to compile the obtained desired multi-source sub-portions into the selected desired template output format into a composite work, wherein the desired multi-source sub-portions of the composite work are ordered per the obtained order, wherein the ads are included in the composite work, wherein the ads are obtained from advertisers; means to provide the composite work to the requestor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein apportionment for each sub-portion is assessed as having a fixed value, wherein apportionment for multi-source sub-portions is reduced by advertising. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein ads are included in the composite work and the inclusion of ads is based on a selection of a type of ad. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the output format selections include any of: electronic delivery and physical delivery including print outs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the print outs may be in a modular book format. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions for generating a composite work, the instructions comprising: providing types of content works for display, wherein the types of content works are provided such that they are selectable, wherein the types of content works are read from a database, wherein the types of content works include any of: audio works, video works, books, periodicals, and information service providers wherein the books may include any of academic texts, reference books, travel books, self-help books, wherein the periodicals may include any of magazines, newspapers, and displaying the types of content works; obtaining a selection from a requestor for a desired type of content work; obtaining a selector for the selection of the desired type of content work, wherein the selector allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired content works; obtaining user selections for desired content works, wherein the obtained user selections for desired content works was obtained via the selector; effecting identification of content works matching the user selections for desired works; obtaining content works and associated multi-source sub-portions matching the user selections for desired works; displaying the matching associated multi-source sub-portions for each displayed content work, wherein the displaying allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; obtaining user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; obtaining user selections for an order for the desired multi-source sub-portions; displaying template options for a composite output format; obtaining a selection for a desired template for a composite output format; obtaining a selection of ads to be included in a composite work; determining apportionment for the desired multi-source sub-portions, wherein each multi-source sub-portion is assessed as having a pro-rata value based on its percentage of a whole work, wherein apportionment is reduced by advertising; obtaining payment information for a composite work, wherein a requestor will be charged based on output format selections and determined apportionment charges, wherein what is charged is reduced by advertising; obtaining the desired multi-source sub-portions; compiling the obtained desired multi-source sub-portions into the selected desired template output format into a composite work, wherein the desired multi-source sub-portions of the composite work are ordered per the obtained order, wherein the ads are included in the composite work, wherein the ads are obtained from advertisers; providing the composite work to the requestor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The medium of claim 16, wherein apportionment for each sub-portion is assessed as having a fixed value, wherein apportionment for multi-source sub-portions is reduced by advertising. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The medium of claim 16, wherein ads are included in the composite work and the inclusion of ads is based on a selection of a type of ad. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The medium of claim 16, wherein the output format selections include any of: electronic delivery and physical delivery including print outs. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The medium of claim 19, wherein the print outs may be in a modular book format.