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Systems and methods for tracking replication of digital assets

  • US 20060106885A1
  • Filed: 11/17/2005
  • Published: 05/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of tracking the number of copies of a digital asset in a distributed computing environment, the environment having a central computing device that stores meta-data for at least one digital asset and one or more clients that locally stores respective digital assets and their associated meta-data, the method comprising:

  • (a) determining, by a client, if a copy of an original digital asset is created by the client;

    (b) generating, by the client, a meta-data entry indicating that a copy of the original digital asset was created by the client when the determination indicates that a copy was created; and

    (c) updating the stored meta-data for the original digital asset.

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