Content management portal and method for managing digital assets

• US 20040167905A1
• Filed: 02/21/2003
• Published: 08/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Eakin, William Joseph
• Application Number:
  US10/371,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20040167905A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

A content management portal includes a user interface and a management engine. The user interface receives information associated with a human-readable digital asset. The management engine stores the human-readable digital asset on a remote device, generates a metadata index responsive to the information, and publishes information introducing the digital asset.

Claims

1. A content management portal, comprising:

a user interface configured to receive information associated with a human-readable digital asset; and

a management engine coupled to the user interface, wherein the management engine is configured to;

store the human-readable digital asset on a remote device;

generate a metadata index responsive to the information; and

publish information introducing the digital asset.

2. The content management portal of claim 1, wherein the user interface supports a plurality user roles.

3. The content management portal of claim 2, wherein the user interface supports user roles of at least a provider, an approver, and a consumer.

4. The content management portal of claim 1, wherein the human-readable digital asset comprises digital asset selected from the group consisting of video information, audio information, audio-visual information, dynamic documents, and slide presentations.

5. The content management portal of claim 1, wherein the management engine stores the human-readable digital asset in a WebDAV compliant server.

6. The content management portal of claim 1, wherein the management engine generates the metadata index using a WebDAV compliant protocol.

7. The content management portal of claim 1, wherein the management engine further transmits a message announcing the availability of the human-readable digital asset to select consumers.

8. The content management portal of claim 1, wherein the user interface is further configured to enable a consumer to locate the human-readable digital asset.

9. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon an executable instruction set, the instruction set, when executed by a processor, directs the processor to perform a method, comprising:

storing a human-readable digital asset on a remote device;

generating a metadata index responsive to information characterizing the human-readable digital asset; and

publishing information introducing the digital asset.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein storing a human-readable digital asset comprises copying the digital asset and saving the digital asset in a WebDAV compliant data storage device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein storing a human-readable digital asset comprises presenting a graphical user interface to a provider of the human-readable digital asset.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein storing a human-readable digital asset comprises copying a digital asset selected from the group consisting of video information, audio information, audio-visual information, dynamic documents, and slide presentations.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein generating a metadata index is responsive to an indicia of approval of the human-readable digital asset.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the indicia of approval is entered via an interface presented to a publisher of the human-readable digital asset.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein publishing information comprises changing a state associated with the metadata defining the human-readable digital asset.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein publishing information comprises sending an email message.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

providing access to a consumer of the human-readable digital asset.

18. A method for managing content-rich digital assets, comprising:

storing a human-readable digital asset on a remote device;

generating a metadata index responsive to information characterizing the human-readable digital asset; and

publishing information introducing the digital asset.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

approving of the human-readable digital asset for access.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein storing a human-readable digital asset comprises copying the digital asset and saving the digital asset in a WebDAV compliant data storage device.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein storing a human-readable digital asset comprises presenting a graphical user interface to a provider of the human-readable digital asset.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein storing a human-readable digital asset comprises copying a digital asset selected from the group consisting of video information, audio information, audio-visual information, dynamic documents, and slide presentations.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein generating a metadata index is responsive to an indicia of approval of the human-readable digital asset.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the indicia of approval is entered via an interface presented to a publisher of the human-readable digital asset.

25. The method of claim 18, wherein publishing information comprises changing a state associated with the metadata defining the human-readable digital asset.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein publishing information comprises sending an email message. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

providing access to the human-readable digital asset.

27. A content management portal, comprising:

means for receiving information associated with a human-readable digital asset;

means for storing the human-readable digital asset on a remote device; and

means for generating a metadata index responsive to the human-readable digital asset.

28. The content management portal of claim 27, further comprising:

means for introducing the digital asset.

29. The content management portal of claim 27, wherein the means for receiving supports a plurality of operator roles.

30. The content management portal of claim 29, wherein the means for receiving supports operator roles of at least a provider, an approver, and a consumer.

31. The content management portal of claim 27, wherein the means for receiving information associated with a human-readable digital asset receives a digital asset selected from the group consisting of video information, audio information, audio-visual information, dynamic documents, and slide presentations.

32. The content management portal of claim 27, wherein the means for storing comprises a WebDAV compliant server.

33. The content management portal of claim 27, wherein the means for generating a metadata index comprises a WebDAV compliant protocol.

34. The content management portal of claim 27, further comprising:

means for announcing the availability of the human-readable digital asset to select consumers.

35. The content management portal of claim 34, wherein the means for announcing comprises a means for communicating an email message.

36. The content management portal of claim 27, further comprising:

means for enabling a consumer to locate the human-readable digital asset.