SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SMART UPLOAD AUTOMATION

• US 20120079013A1
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ip Ot Sub Ulc
• Original Assignee: Open TEXT SA (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: Shepstone, Lee
• Granted Patent: US 9,043,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products for smart upload automation in which actions are automatically performed on a set of digital assets against a target item. In one embodiment, a system includes a network, a server machine, a client machine and a data storage device, each of which is coupled to the network. The client machine designates digital assets and a target item against which the assets will be uploaded. The digital assets are uploaded by the client machine to the data storage device via the network. The server machine automatically performs actions on the digital assets without intervention by the client machine, where the actions are associated with or in some way defined by the target item. The actions may include setting metadata values of the digital assets based upon metadata associated with the target item, or generating different renditions of the digital assets.

Claims

1. A system for performing smart uploads, the system comprising:

a network;

a server machine coupled to the network;

a data storage device coupled to the network; and

a client machine coupled to the network;

wherein the client machine is configured to designate a target item and one or more digital assets, and to upload the digital assets to the data storage device via the network; and

wherein the server machine is configured to automatically perform one or more actions on the digital assets without intervention by the client machine, wherein the one or more actions are associated with the target item.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more actions comprise setting one or more metadata values of the digital assets based upon metadata associated with the target item.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more actions comprise:

generating one or more modified renditions of the digital assets; and

associating each of the one or more modified renditions with a corresponding one of the digital assets.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the client machine is configured to receive user input designating the target item and the digital assets while the client machine is disconnected from the network, wherein when the client machine is reconnected to the network, the client machine uploads the digital assets and the server machine automatically performs the one or more actions on the digital assets.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to asynchronously perform a first upload of a first set of digital assets against a first target item and a second upload of a second set of digital assets against a second target item.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to simultaneously perform a first upload of a first set of digital assets against a first target item and a second upload of a second set of digital assets against a second target item.

7. A method for uploading digital assets, the method comprising:

designating a target item stored in a data storage device;

designating one or more digital assets stored in a client machine; and

performing a smart upload of the one or more digital assets from the client machine to the data storage device, wherein the smart upload comprises the client machine transmitting the one or more digital assets to the data storage device and a server machine automatically performing one or more actions on the one or more digital assets, wherein the one or more actions are associated with the target item.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more actions comprise setting one or more metadata values of the digital assets based upon metadata associated with the target item.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

after designating the target item and the one or more digital assets;

presenting a user with a set of default metadata values;

enabling the user to change the metadata values;

accepting the metadata values; and

performing the smart upload using the accepted metadata values.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more actions comprise generating one or more modified renditions of the digital assets.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising associating each of the one or more modified renditions with a corresponding one of the digital assets.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein designating the target item and the digital assets is performed by a client machine while the client machine is disconnected from the storage device and the server machine, wherein the upload of the digital assets is performed when the client machine is reconnected to the storage device and the server machine.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein a first upload of a first set of digital assets against a first target item and a second upload of a second set of digital assets against a second target item are performed asynchronously.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein a first upload of a first set of digital assets against a first target item and a second upload of a second set of digital assets against a second target item are performed simultaneously.

15. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores one or more instructions that are executable by a computer to perform a method including the steps of:

identifying a target item stored in a data storage device;

identifying one or more digital assets stored in a client machine; and

performing a smart upload of the one or more digital assets from the client machine to the data storage device, wherein the smart upload comprises the client machine transmitting the one or more digital assets to the data storage device and a server machine automatically performing one or more actions on the one or more digital assets, and wherein the one or more actions are associated with the target item.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the one or more actions comprise setting one or more metadata values of the digital assets based upon metadata associated with the target item.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising:

after designating the target item and the one or more digital assets;

presenting a user with a set of default metadata values;

enabling the user to change the metadata values;

accepting the metadata values; and

performing the smart upload using the accepted metadata values.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the one or more actions comprise generating one or more modified renditions of the digital assets.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising associating each of the one or more modified renditions with a corresponding one of the digital assets.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein designating the target item and the digital assets is performed by a client machine while the client machine is disconnected from the storage device and the server machine, wherein the upload of the digital assets is performed when the client machine is reconnected to the storage device and the server machine.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a first upload of a first set of digital assets against a first target item and a second upload of a second set of digital assets against a second target item are performed asynchronously.

22. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a first upload of a first set of digital assets against a first target item and a second upload of a second set of digital assets against a second target item are performed simultaneously.

23. A system for performing actions on digital assets against a target item, the system comprising:

a server machine;

a data storage device coupled to the server machine;

wherein the server machine is configured to enable a user to designate a target item, one or more digital assets, and one or more actions; and

wherein the server machine is configured to perform the one or more actions on each of the digital assets, wherein the one or more actions are associated with the target item.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the one or more actions are selected from the group consisting of:

setting one or more metadata values of each of the digital assets based upon metadata associated with the target item; and

generating one or more modified renditions of each of the digital assets.

25. A method for performing actions on digital assets against a target item, the method comprising:

designating a target item;

designating one or more digital assets stored in a storage device;

designating one or more actions; and

performing the one or more actions on each of the one or more digital assets, wherein the one or more actions are associated with the target item.

26. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores one or more instructions that are executable by a computer to perform a method including the steps of:

designating a target item;

designating one or more digital assets stored in a storage device;

designating one or more actions; and

performing the one or more actions on each of the one or more digital assets, wherein the one or more actions are associated with the target item.