Facility utility enhancement system

Abstract

A system and method of use for enhancing the utility of facilities suitable for presentation and viewing of Intellectual Property (IP). The system includes a rights management system for storing and managing information relating to IP having information associated therewith including IP-Owners and terms of use of the IP including royalties; a facility availability database system for storing and managing information relating to the availability of the facility; an audience contacting system for enabling a stakeholder to contact individuals targeted by the stakeholder as the audience for viewing the IP; a booking system enabling the stakeholder to arrange exhibition of the IP at the facility at specific times and terms; an information database for storing information relating to stakeholders and individuals of an audience; and a revenue determination, collection, accounting and royalty distribution system.

1 . A facility utility enhancement system for presentation and viewing of IP at an under-utilized facility comprising:
 a rights management system for storing and managing information relating to IP having information associated therewith including IP-Owners and terms of use of the IP including royalties;   a facility availability database system for storing and managing information relating to the availability of the facility;   an audience contacting system for enabling a stakeholder to contact individuals targeted by the stakeholder as the audience for viewing the IP;   a booking system enabling the stakeholder to arrange exhibition of the IP at the facility at specific times and terms;   an information database for storing information relating to stakeholders and individuals of an audience; and   a revenue determination, collection, accounting and royalty distribution system.   
     
     
         2 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 1  further comprising means to inspect and audit facilities for operations and accounting records. 
     
     
         3 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 2  further comprising a communications network for interfacing the facility availability system, the rights management system, the booking system, the audience acquisition system and the revenue system. 
     
     
         4 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 3  wherein the presentation facility is an auditorium. 
     
     
         5 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 4  wherein the intellectual properties are audio-visual media. 
     
     
         6 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 5  wherein the audio-visual media are selected from the group consisting of movies, documentary films, educational films or promotional films, and broadcasts of live and recorded events. 
     
     
         7 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 6  wherein the stakeholder is one of the owner of the theater, a person or persons having nexus with the audience; or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a computer servers having input and output interfaces, mirror servers, backup and disaster recovery systems; 
 a communication network; and 
 computer software for database management, data encryption, payment receipt and accounting, revenue disbursement and IP rights management. 
 
     
     
         9 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 8  wherein the revenue determination, collection, accounting and royalty distribution system further comprises kiosks or handheld devices for processing and validating entry tickets. 
     
     
         10 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 8  further comprising means for real-time or periodic collection of audience and revenue information. 
     
     
         11 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 8  further comprising:
 means to generate supplementary information in the same format as the IP; and 
 means to add the supplementary information to the IP at a desired location therein. 
 
     
     
         12 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 8  further comprising means for the IP-Owner to submit the IP to a digital archive system for assured archival of the IP on a permanent or pre-determined archival period. 
     
     
         13 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 8  further comprising means for the IP-Owners to submit the IP, or a copy thereof, to a publishing and marketing system. 
     
     
         14 . The facility utility enhancement system of  claim 13  further comprising means for returning the IP to the IP-Owner. 
     
     
         15 . A method for enhancing use of an under-utilized facility comprising:
 storing and managing information relating to IP having information associated therewith, the IP being archived in the digital archive system, the information including IP-Owners and terms of use of the IP including royalties;   storing and managing information relating to the availability of the facility;   contacting individuals targeted by a stakeholder in the use of the facility, the individuals forming an audience for viewing the IP system;   storing information relating to stakeholders and individuals of an audience; and   arranging exhibition of the IP at the facility at specific times and terms; and   collecting revenue and distributing revenue to at least the stakeholder and the IP-Owner.