SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING DIGITAL MEDIA IN COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an electronic resource having an associated identifier;
a plurality of communication clients, inter-communicated by a network, for initiating a transfer of said electronic resource from one of said plurality of communication clients to one or more other ones of said plurality of communication clients; and
an asset tracker, coupled to said network, for communicating with a data file to link said associated identifier with each communication client receiving said electronic resource.
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Abstract
A system, method, computer program product, and propagated signal for a real-time concurrent multi-user multi-way collaboration system that is able to incorporate one or more electronic devices including one or more portable devices that permits distributed users to easily and efficiently share both content and editorial input on such content (of course, text messaging is not limited to editorial input on the content), while enabling tracking/monitoring of the resource and its uses. Specifically, the system includes an electronic resource having an associated identifier; a plurality of communication clients, inter-communicated by a network, for initiating a transfer of said electronic resource from one of said plurality of communication clients to one or more other ones of said plurality of communication clients; and an asset tracker, coupled to said network, for communicating with a data file to link said associated identifier with each communication client receiving said electronic resource.
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25 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an electronic resource having an associated identifier; a plurality of communication clients, inter-communicated by a network, for initiating a transfer of said electronic resource from one of said plurality of communication clients to one or more other ones of said plurality of communication clients; and an asset tracker, coupled to said network, for communicating with a data file to link said associated identifier with each communication client receiving said electronic resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, the method comprising:
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a) receiving an electronic resource at a communication client over a network, said electronic resource including an associated identifier; and b) linking said associated identifier to said communication client in a database structure; and c) monitoring rendering related processes of said electronic resource by said communications client to generate a set of associated process parameters; and d) linking said set of associated process parameters to said associated identifier and to said communication client in said database structure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium carrying program instructions for operating a system when executed using a computing system, the executed program instructions executing a method, the method comprising:
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a) receiving an electronic resource at a communication client over a network, said electronic resource including an associated identifier; and b) linking said associated identifier to said communication client in a database structure; and c) monitoring rendering related processes of said electronic resource by said communications client to generate a set of associated process parameters; and d) linking said set of associated process parameters to said associated identifier and to said communication client in said database structure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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