Digital asset management system, including customizable metadata model for asset cataloging and permissioning of digital assets, such as for use with digital images and songs
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1. In a system for the management and distribution of assets, a method comprising:
- assembling information relating to multiple electronic assets, wherein the information includes a computer-readable form of each of the multiple electronic assets;
generating a first virtual electronic representation of an asset from the multiple electronic assets;
populating a first virtual electronic library with the first virtual electronic representation of the asset, wherein the first virtual electronic library comprises a first access point for the asset, and wherein access to the asset via the first virtual electronic library is defined, at least in part, using a first set of asset metadata; and
populating a second virtual electronic library with a second virtual representation of the asset based on the first virtual electronic representation of the asset, wherein the second virtual electronic library comprises a second access point for the asset and wherein access to the asset via the second virtual electronic library is defined, at least in part, using a second set of asset metadata, and wherein the first and second sets of asset metadata differ.
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Abstract
A method, system, and metadata model is provided that allows for the organization of electronic assets, such as songs, videos, documents, images, etc. Virtual libraries are created based on virtual copies of assets created based on metadata, thereby avoiding copying of the actual assets. The metadata model also facilitates searching for assets from the virtual libraries and the implementation of permissioning schemes.
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1. In a system for the management and distribution of assets, a method comprising:
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assembling information relating to multiple electronic assets, wherein the information includes a computer-readable form of each of the multiple electronic assets;
generating a first virtual electronic representation of an asset from the multiple electronic assets;
populating a first virtual electronic library with the first virtual electronic representation of the asset, wherein the first virtual electronic library comprises a first access point for the asset, and wherein access to the asset via the first virtual electronic library is defined, at least in part, using a first set of asset metadata; and
populating a second virtual electronic library with a second virtual representation of the asset based on the first virtual electronic representation of the asset, wherein the second virtual electronic library comprises a second access point for the asset and wherein access to the asset via the second virtual electronic library is defined, at least in part, using a second set of asset metadata, and wherein the first and second sets of asset metadata differ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for the management and distribution of assets, comprising:
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a virtual asset receiving engine configured to populate one or more user access points with virtual electronic representations of electronic assets; and
a database component for storing at least one of;
information relating to multiple electronic assets, wherein the information includes a computer-readable form of each of the multiple electronic assets;
information defining initial virtual electronic representations of at least some of the multiple electronic assets, wherein each of the initial virtual electronic representations is accessible via a user access point that is defined, at least in part, using asset metadata specific to the user access point; and
information defining subsequent virtual electronic representations of at least some of the multiple electronic assets, wherein each of the subsequent virtual electronic representations is based, at least in part, on a corresponding initial virtual electronic representation and is accessible via a user access point that is distinct from the access point for the corresponding initial virtual electronic representation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for generating virtual libraries containing electronically available resources for use in an electronic resource management and distribution system, the method comprising:
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receiving information for an electronically available resource for use in association with the electronic resource management and distribution system;
receiving one or more metadata definitions for the electronically available resource, wherein the one or more metadata definitions include an indication of a group or organization having permission to access the electronically available resource through a corresponding access point; and
if the electronically available resource is to be accessed by more than one group or organization, for each of the groups or organizations, populating the corresponding access point with a virtual presence of the electronically available resource, wherein the virtual presence of the electronically available resource facilitates direct access to the electronically available resource. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for causing at least one computer to perform a method for retrieving assets from an asset management and distribution system, the method comprising:
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receiving a search request for assets from a user, wherein the user has access to a set of assets via a specified asset retrieval site that corresponds to a virtual library of assets associated with multiple assets, wherein each asset associated with the virtual library of assets is associated with tagging information unique to the asset as it resides in the virtual library;
parsing the search request into one or more tokens;
identifying one or more assets from the virtual library of assets based on matching the one or more tokens with the tagging information unique to the assets as they reside in the virtual library; and
displaying an indication of the identified one or more assets to the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system for retrieving assets from an asset management and distribution system, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a search request for assets from a user, wherein the user has access to a set of assets via a specified asset retrieval site that corresponds to a virtual library of assets comprising virtual assets, wherein each asset in the virtual library of assets is associated with metadata unique to the assets as they reside in the virtual library;
means for determining an indication of an identity of the user based, at least in part, on information in the received search request;
means for identifying at least one search term based on the information in the received search request;
means for examining the metadata unique to the assets as they reside in the virtual library to determine a set of assets that satisfy the received search request and that the user has permission to access; and
means for presenting an indication of the set of assets to the user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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