User generated and curated video content streaming on-demand through a digital competition environment

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing user generated and curated video content streaming on-demand to facilitate and incentivize digital competition are provided. Video clips are uploaded to a platform and made available for electronic interaction. Certain of said video clips are selected for incorporation into highlight presentations. Advertising is inserted into at least some of the highlight presentations and payments are disbursed to content generators associated with the video clips in the highlight presentations for which payment is received.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for providing user generated and curated video content streaming on-demand through a digital competition environment, said system comprising:
 personal electronic devices, each associated with a content generator or viewer;   a financial subsystem;   an advertising subsystem;   one or more servers configured to host a platform and comprising software instructions, which when executed, configure one or more processors to:
 receive video clips uploaded by way of said personal electronic devices; 
 make said video clips available for electronic interaction at said platform; 
 generate highlight presentations from said video clips; 
 insert advertising content from said advertising subsystems into at least some of said highlight presentations; 
 receive, by way of said financial subsystem, payment for said advertising content; and 
 disburse, by way of said financial subsystem, payment to accounts associated with said content generators associated with said video clips of said highlight presentations. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to post challenges at said platform, wherein each of said video clips are uploaded in association with a respective one of said challenges;. 
 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to select, by way of an evaluation module, respective ones of said video clips for incorporation into each respective one of said highlight presentations. 
 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to: 
 associate each of said challenges with a respective tag; and 
 associate each of said video clips with said respective tag of the respective one of said challenges for which said video clip is uploaded; 
 make said video clips available for interaction by:
 providing an option to share said video clips at said platform; 
 providing an option to numerically rate said video clips at said platform; and 
 providing an option to view said video clips at said platform; 
 
 record which of said video clips are selected for sharing; 
 record ratings given to said video clips; 
 record a number of times each of said video clips is viewed; 
 select, by way of said evaluation module, said respective ones of said video clips for incorporation into said respective one of said highlight presentations by:
 receiving indication of a tag of interest, wherein said tag of interest is selected from said tags; 
 selecting said video clips most shared and associated with said tag of interest; 
 selecting said video clips with a highest rating above a predetermined threshold and associated with said tag of interest; and 
 selecting said video clips most viewed and associated with said tag of interest. 
 
 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a media subsystem in electronic communication with said one or more servers and associated with one or more media providers, wherein said media subsystem is configured to:
 receive at least select ones of said highlight presentations from said one or more servers; 
 provide, by way of one or more financial systems, payments for said select ones of said highlight presentations; and 
 broadcast said select ones of said highlight presentations for viewing by passive viewers at other electronic devices; and 
 
 additional software instructions located at said one or more servers, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to disburse, by way of said one or more financial systems, a portion of said payments received from said one or more media providers to said accounts of financial institutions associated with said content generators associated with said video clips of said highlight presentations provided to said media subsystem. 
 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein:
 said other electronic devices comprise televisions. 
 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 at least some of said highlight presentations are devoid of advertising content. 
 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to:
 receive compensation, by way of said financial subsystem, for a sponsored challenge; 
 post a sponsored challenge at said platform including indication of at least one available prize; 
 receive, in association with said sponsored challenge, video clips uploaded by way of said personal electronic devices; 
 make said video clips associated with said sponsored challenge available for electronic interaction at said platform; 
 receive ratings for said video clips associated with said sponsored challenge from said personal electronic devices; 
 determine one or more winners of said sponsored challenge from said ratings; and 
 disburse, said available prizes to said one or more winners of said sponsored challenge. 
 
 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to provide an option for an administrator credentialed user to appoint other users as judges for said sponsored challenge; and 
 said ratings received from said users appointed as judges for said sponsored challenge are used to determined said one or more winners for said sponsored challenge. 
 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to format said video clips by configuring said video clips for horizontal viewing and placing said video clips into high definition, progressive scan format. 
 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to:
 permit each of said content generators to elect whether to receive monetary compensation; and 
 disburse payments to those ones of said content generators who elect to receive monetary compensation. 
 
 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to:
 permit users of the platform to elect whether to make their activity on the platform public; and 
 permit activity of said users who elect to make their activity publicly available, viewable by other users of the platform. 
 
 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1  wherein:
 said one or more servers comprise additional software instructions, which when executed, configure the one or more processors to store said video clips received by said platform in one or more databases. 
 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 2  wherein:
 each of said challenges is associated with at least one extreme sport; 
 at least some of said personal electronic devices comprise smartphones; and 
 said platform comprises one or more websites or applications. 
 
     
     
         15 . A method for providing user generated and curated video content streaming on-demand through a digital competition environment, said method comprising the steps of:
 electronically receiving video clips at a digital platform uploaded by content generators;   permitting electronic interaction with said video clips at said digital platform by platform users;   automatically and electronically selecting certain of said video clips for incorporation into highlight presentations;   automatically and electronically inserting advertising content into at least some of said highlight presentations;   automatically and electronically identifying account information for said content generators associated with said video clips of said highlight presentations; and   automatically and electronically disbursing payments in accordance with said account information for selected ones of said content generators.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the step of:
 electronically posting information regarding challenges at said digital platform; 
 electronically associating each of said challenges with a respective tag; and 
 electronically associating each of said video clips with the respective tag of a respective one of the challenges for which the video clip was received in association with. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the steps of:
 electronically receiving select ones of said highlight presentations from said digital platform at a media subsystem; 
 electronically receiving payments for said select ones of said highlight presentations; 
 broadcasting said select ones of said highlight presentations for viewing at televisions; 
 electronically and automatically identifying account information for said content generators associated with said video clips of said select ones of highlight presentations; and 
 electronically and automatically disbursing payments in accordance with said account information for said identified ones of said content generators. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the steps of:
 establishing at least some of said challenges as sponsored challenges; 
 electronically receiving payment for available prize money for said sponsored challenges; 
 electronically posting information at said digital platform regarding said available monetary prizes in association with said sponsored challenges; 
 electronically receiving, by way of said digital platform, ratings for said video clips associated with said sponsored challenges; 
 electronically and automatically determining winners of said sponsored challenges based on said received ratings; and 
 electronically and automatically disbursing said available prize money in accordance with account information for said winners of said sponsored challenges. 
 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15  wherein:
 associating each of the video clips with at least one of a plurality of tags; 
 the step of permitting electronic interaction with said video clips at said digital platform by said platform users comprises:
 providing an option for sharing said video clips at said digital platform; 
 providing an option for numerically rating said video clips at said digital platform; and 
 providing an option for viewing said video clips at said platform; 
 
 the step of automatically and electronically selecting certain of said video clips for incorporation into highlight presentations comprises:
 electronically recording which of said video clips are selected for sharing; 
 electronically recording ratings given to said video clips; 
 electronically recording viewership for said video clips; 
 electronically receiving a tag of interest; 
 selecting said video clips most shared and associated with said tag of interest, selected from said tags, until exhausted; 
 selecting said video clips with a highest rating above a predetermined threshold and associated with said tag of interest until exhausted; and 
 selecting said video clips most viewed and associated with said tag of interest until exhausted. 
 
 
     
     
         20 . A method for providing user generated and curated video content streaming on-demand through a digital competition environment, said method comprising:
 electronically receiving video clips uploaded by way of personal electronic devices from content generators to a digital platform hosted by one or more servers;   electronically posting said video clips at said digital platform for electronic interaction;   algorithmically selecting certain of said video clips for inclusion in various highlight presentations based at least in part on at least one rating indicator from said electronic interaction;   generating said highlight presentations from said video clips, wherein at least some of said highlight presentations comprise inserted advertising content; and   electronically disbursing payment to at least some of said content generators of said video clips of said highlight presentations.