Disposition actions in digital asset management based on trigger events

• US 10,382,528 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2015
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Rajagopalan, Rajmohan, Stokes, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ashokkumar B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Farooqui, Quazi
• Application Number:
  US14/723,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20160261682A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,539 Days
• Field of Search: 709204, 713165, 713168, 726 4, 726 6
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Digital asset management with disposition actions based on trigger events are provided. A management service transmits actions to an asset manager to prompt the asset manager to customize the actions. The actions include operations to dispose of digital assets of an asset owner based on a detection of a trigger event. The management service detects a customization and/or a selection of a subset of the actions by the asset manager and monitors the digital assets to detect the trigger event. Once the management service detects the trigger event, the management service executes the subset of the actions to dispose of the digital assets.

Claims

1. A computing device to perform disposition actions in digital asset management based on trigger events, the computing device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions associated with a management service;

one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors executing the management service in conjunction with instructions stored in the memory, are configured to;

monitor one or more digital assets of an asset owner to detect a trigger event, wherein the trigger event is based on an incapacitation type of the asset owner;

transmit a list of suggested actions to an asset manager, wherein the suggested actions include operations to dispose of the one or more digital assets, through the user interface on the computing device, in response to the detection of the trigger event;

provide one or more controls to the asset manager to modify the suggested actions, through the user interface on the computing device, based on the incapacitation type of the asset owner, wherein the incapacitation type includes one of;

an expatriation of the asset owner, the asset owner entering into a witness protection program, an indication of a stolen identity of the asset owner, a name change of the asset owner, an imprisonment of the asset owner, and a legal incapacitation declaration associated with the asset owner;

receive a modification to one or more suggested actions from the asset manager through the user interface; and

perform the modified one or more actions to dispose of the one or more digital assets.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

identify one or more of the asset owner, a legal representative of the asset owner, an authorized family member of the asset owner, an authorized relation of the asset owner, and a colleague of the asset owner as the asset manager.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to

forward the one or more digital assets to the asset manager in response to a performance of the modified one or more actions.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

in response to the detection of the trigger event, publish an incapacitation announcement associated with the asset owner for a time period on one or more of a social networking account and a professional networking account of the asset owner.

5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

in response to an expiration of the time period, delete the social networking account and the professional networking account of the asset owner.

6. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

in response to an expiration of the time period, suspend the social networking account and the professional networking account of the asset owner and delete the one or more digital assets.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

modify the one or more categories associated with the one or more digital assets.

8. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

detect an input by the asset manager to dispose of the one or more digital assets, wherein the input is identified as the trigger event.

9. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

detect a delegation action by the asset manager to authorize one or more of the asset owner, a legal representative of the asset owner, an authorized family member of the asset owner, an authorized relation of the asset owner, and a colleague of the asset owner to dispose of the one or more digital assets through a delegated input as the trigger event.

10. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit a request to the asset manager to prompt the asset manager to provide a confirmation of the trigger event; and

in response to the confirmation, perform the modified one or more actions.

11. A method executed on a computing device to perform disposition actions in digital asset management based on trigger events, the method comprising:

monitoring one or more digital assets of an asset owner to detect a trigger event, wherein the trigger event is based on an incapacitation type of the asset owner;

transmitting a list of suggested actions, wherein the suggested actions include operations to dispose of one or more digital assets of an asset owner in response to the detection of the trigger event;

providing one or more controls to the asset manager for modifying the suggested actions based on the incapacitation type of the asset owner, wherein the incapacitation type includes one of;

an expatriation of the asset owner, the asset owner entering into a witness protection program, an indication of a stolen identity of the asset owner, a name change of the asset owner, an imprisonment of the asset owner, and a legal incapacitation declaration associated with the asset owner;

receiving a modification to the one or more suggested selected or modified actions from the asset manager; and

performing the modified one or more actions to dispose of the one or more digital assets.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying the incapacitation type as an expatriation of the asset owner; and

removing the one or more digital assets.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying the incapacitation type as an expatriation of the asset owner; and

transferring the one or more digital assets to one or more of the asset owner, a legal representative of the asset owner, an authorized family member of the asset owner, an authorized relation of the asset owner, the asset manager, and a colleague of the asset owner.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

prompting the asset manager to review the one or more digital assets based on the incapacitation type of the asset owner.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

monitoring the one or more digital assets to detect a change to the one or more digital assets, wherein the change to the one or more digital assets includes one or more of;

an update of the one or more digital assets, an addition of a new digital asset to the one or more digital assets, and a removal of an existing digital asset from the one or more digital assets.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing the asset manager with one or more of an alert and a report in response to a detection of the change to the one or more digital assets.

17. A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon to perform disposition actions in digital asset management based on trigger events, the instructions comprising:

monitoring one or more digital assets of an asset owner to detect a trigger event, wherein the trigger event is based on an incapacitation type of the asset owner;

transmitting a list of suggested actions to an asset manager, wherein the suggested actions include operations to dispose of one or more digital assets of an asset owner in response to the detection of the trigger event;

providing one or more controls to the asset manager for modifying the suggested actions based on the incapacitation type of the asset owner, wherein the incapacitation type includes one of;

an expatriation of the asset owner, the asset owner entering into a witness protection program, an indication of a stolen identity of the asset owner, a name change of the asset owner, an imprisonment of the asset owner, and a legal incapacitation declaration associated with the asset owner;

receiving a modification to one or more suggested modified actions from the asset manager, wherein the asset manager includes one or more of the asset owner, a legal representative of the asset owner, an authorized family member of the asset owner, an authorized relation of the asset owner, and a colleague of the asset owner; and

performing the modified one or more actions to dispose of the one or more digital assets.

18. The computer-readable memory device of claim 17, wherein the instructions further comprise:

in response to a detection of the trigger event, publishing an incapacitation announcement associated with the asset owner for a time period on one or more of a social networking account and a professional networking account of the asset owner; and

in response to an expiration of the time period, suspending the social networking account and the professional networking account of the asset owner and deleting the one or more digital assets.

19. The computer-readable memory device of claim 17, wherein the instructions further comprise:

monitoring the one or more digital assets to detect a change to the one or more digital assets, wherein the change to the one or more digital assets includes one or more of;

an update of the one or more digital assets, an addition of a new digital asset to the one or more digital assets, and a removal of an existing digital asset from the one or more digital assets; and

providing the asset manager with one or more of an alert and a report in response to the change to the one or more digital assets.