Audio and Visual Asset Matching Platform

Abstract

Provided are computer-implemented methods and systems for implementing and utilizing an audio and visual asset matching platform. The audio and visual asset matching platform may include a first interface, a digital asset creation platform, an asset matching engine, and a user feedback engine. The first interface may be configured to select at least one master digital asset. The digital asset creation platform may be configured to create digital assets, the digital assets comprising at least one of text, audio, image, video, 3D/4D virtual environments, and animation files and metadata. The asset matching engine may be configured to match digital assets and generate at least one output digital asset. The user feedback engine may be configured to monitor and analyze behavior in response to receipt of at least one output digital asset and generate feedback metrics to improve the matching of the asset matching engine.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for creating and using an audio and visual asset matching platform, the system comprising:
 a first interface configured to select a master digital asset;   a digital asset creation platform configured to create a plurality of slave digital assets from the selected master digital asset, the plurality of slave digital assets comprising at least one of text, audio, image, video, 3D/4D virtual environments, animation files, and metadata associated with a slave digital asset;   an asset matching engine configured to produce a plurality of output digital assets, each of the output digital assets comprising at least one slave digital asset, the asset matching engine being configured to:
 apply a dynamic set of matching rules to the plurality of slave digital assets; and 
   a user feedback engine configured to monitor and analyze user behavior in response to receipt of at least one output digital asset and generate feedback metrics to update the matching rules of the asset matching engine.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a database configured to store at least one of the following: slave digital assets, output digital assets, first user data, and second user data. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the digital asset creation platform comprises an audio clips creation module configured to generate at least one audio clip asset, the generating comprising:
 procuring at least one audio file for clipping;   clipping the at least one audio file into a plurality of audio clips;   adding intelligence to at least one of the plurality of audio clips to create an audio clip asset;   attaching release elements to the audio clip asset, the release elements defining parameters for authorized use or distribution of the audio clip asset; and   distributing the audio clip asset.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein a length of the plurality of audio clips range from 5 to 30 seconds. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the adding intelligence to the at least one of the plurality of audio clips to create the audio clip asset further comprises:
 tagging the audio clip asset with at least one of a language spoken in the audio clip asset, a category representing an emotion expressed in the audio clip asset, and an activity represented in the audio clip asset.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the tagging of the audio clip asset comprises tagging the audio clip asset with an emotion, the tagged emotion being on a graded numerical scale. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the release elements comprise at least one of the following: a location restriction, a time restriction, a content restriction, a partner restriction, and an artist restriction. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the asset matching engine is further configured to:
 determine a sender of the master digital asset;   determine receivers of the at least one output digital asset of the plurality of output digital assets generated;   analyze context surrounding a sending or sharing of the at least one output digital asset;   select at least one master digital asset for matching;   select at least one slave digital asset to match with the at least one master digital asset; and   generate the at least one output digital asset.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the context comprises at least one of:
 conversation history, emotional graph that illustrates how users respond to portions of the audio over time, relationship between senders and receivers, events, location, time of day, profile history, and music taste.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user feedback engine is further configured to:
 calculate an index score that measures a quality of the at least one output digital asset based on the at least one output digital asset that was shared, favorited, or played; and   deliver the index score to the asset matching engine.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the asset matching engine is further configured to dynamically modify the set of matching rules based on the index score. 
     
     
         12 . A method for creating and using an audio and visual asset matching platform, the method comprising:
 selecting, via a first interface, a master digital asset;   creating a plurality of slave digital assets, by a digital asset creation platform, the plurality of slave digital assets comprising at least one of text, audio, image, video, 3D/4D virtual environments, animation files, and metadata associated with a slave digital asset;   producing, by an asset matching engine, a plurality of output digital assets, each of the output digital assets comprising at least one slave digital asset, the producing the plurality of output digital assets further comprising:
 applying a dynamic set of matching rules to the plurality of slave digital assets; and 
   monitoring and analyzing, by a user feedback engine, user behavior in response to receipt of at least one output digital asset and generating feedback metrics to improve the matching rules of the asset matching engine.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the creating the plurality of slave digital assets further comprises:
 procuring at least one audio file for clipping;   clipping the at least one audio file into a plurality of audio clips;   adding intelligence to at least one of the plurality of audio clips to create an audio clip asset;   attaching release elements to the audio clip asset, the release elements defining parameters for authorized use or distribution of the audio clip asset; and   distributing the audio clip asset.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein a length of the plurality of audio clips range from 5 to 30 seconds. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the adding intelligence to the at least one of the plurality of audio clips to create the audio clip asset further comprises:
 tagging the audio clip asset with at least one of a language spoken in the audio clip asset, a category representing an emotion expressed in the audio clip asset, and an activity represented in the audio clip asset.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the tagging of the audio clip asset comprises tagging with an emotion on a graded numerical scale. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the producing the plurality of output digital assets further comprises:
 determining a sender of the master digital asset;   determining at least one receiver of the at least one output digital asset of the plurality of output digital assets generated;   analyzing context surrounding a sending or sharing of the at least one output digital asset;   selecting at least one master digital asset for matching;   selecting at least one slave digital asset to match with the at least one master digital asset; and   generating the at least one output digital asset.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the context comprises at least one of: conversation history, emotional graph that illustrates how users respond to portions of the audio over time, relationship between senders and receivers, events, location, time of day, profile history, and music taste. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the monitoring and analyzing behavior and generating feedback metrics comprises:
 calculating an index score that measures a quality of the at least one output digital asset based at least in part on shares, favorites, or plays of the at least one output digital asset that was shared, favorited, or played; and   delivering the index score to the asset matching engine.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising dynamically modifying, by the asset matching engine, the set of matching rules based on the index score. 
     
     
         21 . A system for creating and using an audio and visual asset matching platform, the system comprising:
 a first interface configured to select a master digital asset;   a digital asset creation platform configured to create a plurality of slave digital assets from the selected master digital asset, the plurality of slave digital assets comprising at least one of text, audio, image, video, 3D/4D virtual environments, animation files, and metadata associated with a slave digital asset;   wherein the digital asset creation platform is further configured to create related slave digital assets from the plurality of slave digital assets,   an asset matching engine configured to produce a plurality of output digital assets, each of the output digital assets comprising at least one slave digital asset and at least one related slave digital asset, the asset matching engine being configured to:
 apply a dynamic set of matching rules to the plurality of slave digital assets and the related slave digital assets; and 
   a user feedback engine configured to monitor and analyze user behavior in response to receipt of at least one output digital asset and generate feedback metrics to update the matching rules of the asset matching engine.