Distributed Video Content Management and Sharing System
First Claim
1. A media content management system comprising:
- a. a plurality of remote Web servers interconnected to a network, each of said plurality of remote Web servers maintains a Web site comprising at least one Web page;
b. a shared central media server interconnected to the network, wherein said shared central media server includes a plurality of media files, each of said plurality of media files is administered by a department through a departmental content administrator;
c. a control database interconnected to the network, wherein said control database includes a plurality of data parameters associated with each of said plurality of media files on said shared central media server comprising at least a first and second data parameter, wherein said first data parameter comprises media file meta-data content associated with each of said plurality of media files on said shared central media server, and wherein said second data parameter indicates which of said departmental content administrators has a permission associated with which of said plurality of media files on said shared central media server and with said associated media file meta-data content; and
d. a shared central Web server interconnected to said shared central media server and to said control database comprising Web application software, wherein said Web application software is adapted to implement at least one of said plurality of data parameters associated with each of said plurality of media files on said shared central media server.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system which enables cooperative rich media content management, sharing, and publishing across a distributed set of Web sites, Web servers, and media servers based on control information in an online database. Media files are housed on any number of heterogeneous media repositories. The system of the present invention is used for managing, sharing, and publishing rich media content including video, images, animations, audio, etc. Authorized viewers access media files through dynamically generated content and media links embedded on Web sites. Content administrators publish media entries to any number of such distributed Web sites, and can set viewer permissions for individual video entries when published on specific Web sites. Content administrators can also dynamically establish media sharing and access relationships.
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37 Claims
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1. A media content management system comprising:
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a. a plurality of remote Web servers interconnected to a network, each of said plurality of remote Web servers maintains a Web site comprising at least one Web page; b. a shared central media server interconnected to the network, wherein said shared central media server includes a plurality of media files, each of said plurality of media files is administered by a department through a departmental content administrator; c. a control database interconnected to the network, wherein said control database includes a plurality of data parameters associated with each of said plurality of media files on said shared central media server comprising at least a first and second data parameter, wherein said first data parameter comprises media file meta-data content associated with each of said plurality of media files on said shared central media server, and wherein said second data parameter indicates which of said departmental content administrators has a permission associated with which of said plurality of media files on said shared central media server and with said associated media file meta-data content; and d. a shared central Web server interconnected to said shared central media server and to said control database comprising Web application software, wherein said Web application software is adapted to implement at least one of said plurality of data parameters associated with each of said plurality of media files on said shared central media server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A media security module interconnected to a network for controlling access to a plurality of media files stored in a media server comprising:
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a. a module for writing an authorization ticket to a control database upon receiving a request from a Web browser to access at least one of said plurality of media files, wherein said authorization ticket includes at least one data parameter indicating media file access authorization information respecting said Web browser; b. a module for checking said authorization ticket to determine if the requesting Web browser has been authorized to access said at least one of said plurality of media files; and c. a module for providing access to said at least one of said plurality of media files if it is determined that said Web browser has been authorized to access said at least one of said plurality of media files.
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36. A media management service comprising:
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a. a plurality of media servers interconnected to a network, wherein each of said media servers are adapted to include at least one media file; b. a control database interconnected to the network, wherein said control database includes a plurality of data parameters associated with each of said plurality of media files comprising at least a first and a second data parameter, wherein said first data parameter comprises media file meta-data content associated with each of said plurality of media files, and wherein said second data parameter indicates control information associated with each of said plurality of media files; c. a Web server interconnected to each of said media servers and to said control database comprising Web application software, wherein said Web application software is adapted to upload each of said media files onto at least one of said media servers and implement at least one of said plurality of data parameters associated with each of said plurality of media files. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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