Systems and Methods for Defining Digital Asset Tag Attributes

• US 20070113287A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro Focus LLC (Open Text Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Autonomy Incorporated (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Blumenau, Steven, Ledingham, Bill
• Granted Patent: US 8,037,036 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/122 using management policies backup systems G06F11/1446; file migration policies for HSM systems G06F16/185
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing digital assets in a distributed computing environment are described. Meta-data for the digital assets is stored separately from the digital assets. Meta-data for some of the digital assets is copied and stored at a central location. Meta-data for the digital assets is generated by clients of the system. A method for determining a set of policy attributes to be applied to a digital assets includes: receiving, at a client, a first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising one or more policies associated with the digital asset; associating a second asset identification tag with the digital asset; identifying, by the client a predetermined flag in the first asset identification tag; and deactivating, by the client responsive to the identified tag and the association of the second asset identification tag, the one or more policies associated with the first asset identification tag.

Claims

1. A method for determining a set of policy attributes to be applied to a digital assets, the method comprising:

(a) receiving, at a client, a first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising one or more policies associated with the digital asset;

(b) associating, by the client, a second asset identification tag with the digital asset;

(c) identifying, by the client a predetermined flag in the first asset identification tag; and

(d) deactivating, by the client responsive to the identified tag and the association of the second asset identification tag, the one or more policies associated with the first asset identification tag.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises receiving, at a client, a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars copying of the digital asset.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises receiving, at a client, a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars transmitting the digital asset to a second client.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises receiving, at a client, a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars copying of the digital asset to removable media.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the second asset identification tag.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting, to a server, the second asset identification tag.

7. A system for determining a set of policy attributes to be applied to a digital assets, the system comprising:

a client computing device which receives a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising one or more policies;

associates a second asset identification tag with the digital asset;

identifies a predetermined flag in the first asset identification tag; and

deactivates, responsive to the identified tag and the association of the second asset identification tag, the one or more policies associated with the first asset identification tag.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the client receives a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars copying of the digital asset.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the client receives a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars transmitting the digital asset to a second client.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the client receives a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars copying of the digital asset to removable media.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the client stores the second asset identification tag.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the client transmits, to a server, the second asset identification tag.

13. A computer readable medium having executable instructions thereon to determining a set of policy attributes to be applied to a digital assets, the computer readable medium comprising:

(a) instructions to receive, at a client, a first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising one or more policies associated with the digital asset;

(b) instructions to associate, by the client, a second asset identification tag with the digital asset;

(c) instructions to identify, by the client a predetermined flag in the first asset identification tag; and

(d) instructions to deactivate, by the client responsive to the identified tag and the association of the second asset identification tag, the one or more policies associated with the first asset identification tag.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to receive comprise instructions to receive, at a client, a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars copying of the digital asset.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to receive comprise instructions to receive, at a client, a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars transmitting the digital asset to a second client.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to receive comprise instructions to receive, at a client, a first asset identification tag, the first asset identification tag corresponding to a digital asset and comprising a policy which bars copying of the digital asset to removable media.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising instructions to store the second asset identification tag.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising instructions to transmit, to a server, the second asset identification tag.