Asset revision management in media production

• US 20050228829A1
• Filed: 04/11/2005
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Pictures Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Pictures Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hartenbower, Reid, Juen, Chris, Bredow, Rob, Richards, Sam
• Granted Patent: US 9,047,915 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06

Abstract

A method for managing a revision to a media asset in media production. The method includes identifying error or defect in the media asset; manually generating a path or arc of corrections and approvals needed to correct the identified error or defect in the media asset when manual generation of the path or arc of corrections is requested; generating the path or arc of corrections and approvals using a pre-defined set of steps or tasks when no request for manual generation is received; and performing the corrections and approvals according to the generated path or arc.

Claims

1. A method for managing a revision to a media asset in media production, comprising:

identifying an error or defect in said media asset;

manually generating a path or arc of corrections and approvals needed to correct the identified error or defect in said media asset when manual generation of the path or arc of corrections is requested;

generating the path or arc of corrections and approvals using a pre-defined set of steps or tasks when no request for manual generation is received; and

performing the corrections and approvals according to the generated path or arc.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising blocking other dependent assets or tasks until the revision is complete.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a record of the revision.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said generating a record of the revision includes generating a record of what changes were made.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein said generating a record of the revision includes

generating a record of the effect of the revision on time and resources.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said generating a record of the effect of the revision on time and resources includes

generating a record of a number of days added because of the revision.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein said generating a record of the revision includes

generating a record of the basis of the revision.

8. The method of claim 3, further comprising performing cost analysis using the record of the revision.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said performing the corrections and approvals according to the generated path or arc includes

returning the media asset back to a point in media production where the error or defect was identified.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising forming new dependencies from the path or arc defined for the corrections.

11. An asset management system for managing a revision to a media asset in media production, comprising:

means for identifying error or defect in said media asset;

means for manually generating a path or arc of corrections and approvals needed to correct the identified error or defect in said media asset when manual generation of the path or arc of corrections is requested;

means for generating the path or arc of corrections and approvals using a pre-defined set of steps or tasks when no request for manual generation is received; and

means for performing the corrections and approvals according to the generated path or arc.

12. The management system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for generating a record of the revision.

13. The management system of claim 12, wherein said record of the revision includes

a record of what changes were made.

14. The management system of claim 12, wherein said record of the revision includes

a record of the effect of the revision on time and resources.

15. The management system of claim 14, wherein said record of the effect of the revision on time and resources includes

a record of a number of days added because of the revision.

16. An asset management system for managing revisions to media assets in media production, comprising:

a database storing a plurality of records, each record storing information for corrections to a media asset to correct identified errors or defects, said each record including a path or arc of corrections and approvals needed to correct the identified error or defect in said media asset; and

a revision interface coupled to said database and to a network, said revision interface configured to provide access to said plurality of records, and to track and manage revision information for corrections made for the corresponding media assets.

17. The management system of claim 16, wherein said revision interface includes

a correction tracker configured to track number of revisions made for technical corrections and revisions made for artistic corrections.

18. A computer program, stored in a tangible storage medium, for managing a revision to a media asset in media production, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:

identify error or defect in said media asset;

manually generate a path or arc of corrections and approvals needed to correct the identified error or defect in said media asset when manual generation of the path or arc of corrections is requested;

generate the path or arc of corrections and approvals using a pre-defined set of steps or tasks when no request for manual generation is received; and

perform the corrections and approvals according to the generated path or arc.

19. The computer program of claim 18, wherein executable instructions that cause a computer to manage a revision to a media asset in media production further comprises executable instructions that cause a computer to

generate a record of the revision.

20. The computer program of claim 19, wherein executable instructions that cause a computer to manage a revision to a media asset in media production further comprises executable instructions that cause a computer to

perform cost analysis using the record of the revision.