System and method for managing and distributing associated assets in various formats
First Claim
1. A method of managing a set of digital assets transmitted over a communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of digital assets packaged together in a predetermined manner;
unpackaging the digital assets to define at least two discrete assets;
for each asset, determining an asset type;
determining a destination for each asset based on the asset type; and
distributing the assets to the appropriate destinations.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing and distributing a multi-media presentation from a single central location. In one illustrative embodiment, the system relies on a plurality of servers to manage respective assets of the presentation. The system receives a packaged presentation over a communications network, with the presentation consisting of a plurality of files in different file formats. The presentation is unpackaged and the files are distributed to the appropriate servers. A copy of the packaged presentation is also maintained. A recipient may either download the presentation for subsequent viewing, or the central system may host the presentation, with the respective servers cooperating to transmit the various files to the requester in a streaming manner.
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55 Claims
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1. A method of managing a set of digital assets transmitted over a communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of digital assets packaged together in a predetermined manner;
unpackaging the digital assets to define at least two discrete assets;
for each asset, determining an asset type;
determining a destination for each asset based on the asset type; and
distributing the assets to the appropriate destinations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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23. A system for managing a set of digital assets transmitted over a communications network in a packaged manner, the system comprising:
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a first server that is operative to receive the packaged digital assets;
at least one streaming media server that is operative to manage streaming media files;
a web server that is operative to manage web files;
a database server that is operative to maintain associations between the package and the respective individual assets; and
wherein the first server is operative to unpackage the digital assets, determine the file types of the respective assets, and to distribute the assets to the appropriate servers based on the determined files types.
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37. A system for managing a set of digital assets transmitted over a communications network, where the digital assets are packaged together in a predetermined manner, the system comprising:
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means for receiving the packaged digital assets;
means for managing streaming media assets;
means for managing web-based assets;
means for maintaining associations between the packaged assets and the respective individual files of each package;
means for unpackaging the digital assets to define individual assets;
means for determining the file types of the respective individual assets; and
means for distributing the assets to the appropriate servers based on the determined files types.
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