Rules-based content management
First Claim
1. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, perform operations, the operations comprising:
- assigning different security to portions of video on demand content, wherein the video on demand content is stored along with metadata associated with the video on demand content in a repository, wherein the metadata comprises information describing the video on demand content, wherein the repository is organized in hierarchies according to the metadata, and wherein the different security is assigned according to a location of a given portion of the video on demand content in the hierarchies, and wherein the different security includes fine grain security, coarse grain security, and customized reporting;
retrieving business rules that are embedded within the metadata, wherein the business rules control processing and delivery of the video on demand content through a system, and wherein the business rules include a release date for the video on demand content;
deleting, responsive to emergency override instructions to the processing system from an administrator at a server, a first portion of the video on demand content according to the business rules when the first portion of the video on demand content has been found to be released before the release date;
distributing the video on demand content to selected devices via multicasting according to the business rules;
mirroring the repository to a mirrored site to provide failover support, wherein the mirrored site is a source of the video on demand content responsive to the repository being incapable of continuing an in-process distribution of the video on demand content;
detecting a listing of an event in the business rules, wherein the event is related to the video on demand content; and
generating a report listing a number of subscribers for the video on demand content responsive to detecting the listing of the event.
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Abstract
Techniques for rules-based content management are provided. Video on demand content is collected from a variety of sources. Business rules embedded within metadata can be retrieved where the business rules control processing and delivery of the video on demand content. The video on demand content may be selectively packaged in response to the business rules and the metadata to generate packaged video on demand content. A server can distribute the packaged video on demand content to devices. A priority for processing the packaged video on demand content can be based on a quality of service parameter and based on the metadata, the business rules, and a license embedded within the metadata where the license describes the priority. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, perform operations, the operations comprising:
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assigning different security to portions of video on demand content, wherein the video on demand content is stored along with metadata associated with the video on demand content in a repository, wherein the metadata comprises information describing the video on demand content, wherein the repository is organized in hierarchies according to the metadata, and wherein the different security is assigned according to a location of a given portion of the video on demand content in the hierarchies, and wherein the different security includes fine grain security, coarse grain security, and customized reporting; retrieving business rules that are embedded within the metadata, wherein the business rules control processing and delivery of the video on demand content through a system, and wherein the business rules include a release date for the video on demand content; deleting, responsive to emergency override instructions to the processing system from an administrator at a server, a first portion of the video on demand content according to the business rules when the first portion of the video on demand content has been found to be released before the release date; distributing the video on demand content to selected devices via multicasting according to the business rules; mirroring the repository to a mirrored site to provide failover support, wherein the mirrored site is a source of the video on demand content responsive to the repository being incapable of continuing an in-process distribution of the video on demand content; detecting a listing of an event in the business rules, wherein the event is related to the video on demand content; and generating a report listing a number of subscribers for the video on demand content responsive to detecting the listing of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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assigning, by a processing system including a processor, different security to each of a first portion of video on demand content and a second portion of the video on demand content, wherein the video on demand content is stored together with metadata associated with the video on demand content in a repository, wherein the metadata comprises information descriptive of the video on demand content, wherein the repository is organized in hierarchies according to the metadata, and wherein the different security is assigned according to a location of a given portion of the video on demand content in the hierarchies, and wherein the different security includes fine grain security, coarse grain security, and customized reporting; retrieving, by the processing system, business rules that are embedded within the metadata, wherein the business rules control processing and delivery of the video on demand content through a system, and wherein the business rules include a release date for the video on demand content; deleting by the processing system, responsive to emergency override instructions to the processing system from a server used by an administrator, a piece of the video on demand content according to the business rules in a case that the piece of the video on demand content has been found to be released before the release date; distributing by the processing system, via multicasting, the video on demand content to selected devices according to the business rules; mirroring, by the processing system, the repository to a mirrored site, wherein the mirroring provides failover support, and wherein the mirrored site supplies the video on demand content responsive to the repository being incapable of continuing an in-process distribution of the video on demand content; detecting, by the processing system, an event that is listed in the business rules, wherein the event is related to the video on demand content; and generating, by the processing system, a report, wherein the report lists a number of subscribers for the video on demand content responsive to detecting the event that is listed in the business rules. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A server,comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, perform operations, the operations comprising; assigning different security to portions of video on demand content, wherein the video on demand content is stored together with metadata, wherein the metadata is associated with the video on demand content, wherein the video on demand content and the metadata are stored in a repository, wherein the metadata comprises information descriptive of the video on demand content, wherein the repository is organized in hierarchies according to the metadata, and wherein the different security is assigned according to a location of a given portion of the video on demand content in the hierarchies, and wherein the different security includes fine grain security, coarse grain security, and customized reporting; retrieving business rules, wherein the business rules are embedded within the metadata, wherein the business rules control processing and delivery of the video on demand content through a system and include a release date for the video on demand content; selectively packaging the video on demand content in response to the business rules to generate packaged video on demand content; distributing the packaged video on demand content from the repository to selected devices via multicasting, wherein the distributing is according to the business rules; determining that a first portion of the video on demand content was released before the release date; deleting from the repository, responsive to emergency override instructions to the processing system from an administrator, the first portion of the video on demand content that was released before the release date; mirroring the repository to a mirrored site to provide support in a case of a failure, wherein the mirrored site is a source of the packaged video on demand content responsive to the repository becoming incapable, as a result of the failure, of continuing an in-process distribution of the packaged video on demand content; detecting in the business rules a listing of an event, wherein the event is related to the video on demand content; and generating a report responsive to the detecting of the listing of the event, wherein the report lists a number of subscribers for the video on demand content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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