Content Creation and Licensing Control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017053372-A1
Application number	US-201514827974-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 17, 2015
Priority date	Aug 17, 2015
Publication date	Feb 23, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Content creation and licensing control techniques are described. In a first example, a content creation service is configured to support content creation using an image along with functionality to locate the image or a similar image that is available for licensing. In another example, previews of images are used to generate different versions of content along with an option to license images previewed in an approved version of the content. In a further example, fingerprints are used to locate images used as part of content creation by a content creation service without leaving a context of the service. In yet another example, location of licensable versions of images is based at least in part on identification of a watermark included as part of an image. In an additional example, an image itself is used as a basis to locate other images available for licensing by a content sharing service.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . In a digital medium environment for control of content creation by one or more computing devices of a content creation service, a method comprising:
receiving an image by the one or more computing devices of the content creation service to be used as an exemplar as part of creation of content through interaction with the content creation service; forming a request by the one or more computing devices to locate an image available for licensing via a content sharing service for use as part of the content based on the image used as the exemplar; responsive to the location of the image as available for licensing, outputting an option by the one or more computing devices that is selectable to license the image; and responsive to receipt of one or more inputs that select the option, replacing the received image that is used as an exemplar with the licensed image as part of the content.

2 . A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the received image includes a watermark and the licensed image has the watermark removed.

3 . A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the receiving, the forming, the outputting, and the replacing are performed without leaving an execution context of the content creation service.

4 . A method as described in claim 3 , wherein the execution context of the content creation service is not left such that a user interface of the content creation service having functionality usable to create the content remains displayed.

5 . A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the image used as the exemplar is not received from the content sharing service.

6 . A method as described in claim 1 , further comprising displaying the received image in an image layer that is displayed concurrently with the content to be created responsive to the receiving of the image by the one or more computing devices.

7 . In a digital medium environment for control of content creation by one or more computing devices of a content creation service, a method comprising:
configuring a first version of an item of content created through interaction with the content creation service to include a first preview of a first image that is available for licensing but is not licensed from a content sharing service; configuring a second version of the item of content created through interaction with the content creation service to include a second preview of a second image that is different than the first image and is available for licensing but is not licensed from the content sharing service; sharing the first and second versions of the item of content via a network responsive to selection of a sharing option as part of the content creation service; and outputting an option by the one or more computing devices of the content creation service to license the first or second images from the content sharing service as a replacement of the first or second previews, respectively, for the first or second versions of the item of content that is selected as a result of the sharing.

8 . A method as described in claim 7 , wherein the sharing indicates one or more terms associated with the licensing of the first and second images, respectively.

9 . A method as described in claim 8 , wherein the one or more terms include cost.

10 . A method as described in claim 7 , wherein the first and second previews of the first and second images include a watermark or are a low resolution version of the first and second images.

11 . A method as described in claim 7 , further comprising receiving an indication by the content creation service in response to the sharing to select the first or second version of the item of content and wherein the outputting of the option is performed responsive to the receiving of the indication.

12 . A method as described in claim 11 , wherein the indication of the selection of the first version of the item of the content is formed responsive to a user's interaction with a user interface and further the indication includes one or more annotations regarding the item of content input by the user.

13 . A method as described in claim 7 , wherein the selection of the first or second versions of the item of content is performed by a user receiving the shared first or second versions of the item of content and wherein the option to license the first or second images is also output to the user receiving the shared first or second versions of the item of content.

14 . A method as described in claim 13 , further comprising generating a notification to be sent to a user that interacts with the content creation service to create the content, the notification indicating availability of the first or second images for inclusion as part of the item of content and generated responsive to the licensing of the first or second images.

15 . A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the first and second previews of the first and second images include a watermark or are a low-resolution configuration of the first and second images, respectively.

16 . In a digital medium environment for control of content creation by a content creation service, a system comprising:
a content creation manager module implemented at least partially in hardware to expose functionality accessible via a network to create content, the content creation module including:
an image preview module implemented at least partially in hardware to manage inclusion of previews of images that are available for licensing for inclusion as part of the content but are not licensed for inclusion as part of the content, the management performed without leaving the exposed functionality of the user interface to create the content; and
an image licensing module implemented at least partially in hardware to output options to license the images for inclusion as part of the content, the output performed without leaving the exposed functionality of the user interface to create the content.

17 . A system as described in claim 15 , wherein the image licensing module is configured to replace the previews of the images with the licensed images.

18 . A system as described in claim 15 , wherein the image preview module is configured to indicate characteristics of licensing of respective said images.

19 . A system as described in claim 18 , wherein the characteristics include cost, duration of license, or permitted use associated with the license.

20 . A system as described in claim 15 , wherein the previews include a watermark or are a low-resolution configuration of the respective said images.

Assignees

• Adobe Systems Inc

Inventors

• Koch Zeke
• Faieta Baldo
• Chien Jen-Chan
• Randall Mark M
• Sirven Olivier
• Koch Philipp
• Nicholson Dennis G

Classifications

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F21/16

  Program or content traceability, e.g. by watermarking · CPC title

• G06F3/048 Primary

  Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• G06T2201/005

  Image watermarking · CPC title

• G06T1/0021 Primary

  Image watermarking · CPC title