Apparatuses, methods and systems for a composite multimedia content generator

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.

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 available 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 indicia for desired content works;   obtaining indicia for desired content works, wherein the obtained indicia for desired content works was obtained via the selector;   effecting identification of content works matching the indicia for desired works;   obtaining content works matching the indicia for desired works;   displaying the matching content works and sub-parts for each displayed content work, wherein the display allows a requestor to provide indicia for desired content works' sub-parts;   obtaining indicia for desired content works' sub-parts;   obtaining indicia for an order for the desired content works sub-parts;   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 desired content works' sub-parts,   wherein each sub-part is assessed as having a pro-rata value based on its percentage of a whole work,   wherein apportionment is affected 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 affected by advertising;   obtaining the desired content works' sub-parts;   compiling the obtained desired content works' sub-parts into the selected desired template output format into a composite work,   wherein the composite work's desired content works' sub-parts are ordered per the obtained order,   wherein ads are included in the composite work, wherein the ads are obtained from advertisers;   providing the composite work to the requestor, wherein provision is per a requestor's desired output format selections, wherein the output format selections may include, electronic delivery and physical delivery.   
     
     
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