PROCESSES AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING EXTERNALLY STORED METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA ASSET USING A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER INCORPORATED INTO THE ASSET ITSELF
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Abstract
An enhanced metadata structure and associated process is provided which captures and stores metadata gathered about the source and usage of a media asset or file. The source and usage metadata is integrated, such as by encoding within the enhanced media file, as the media asset is transferred and used. The integrated metadata accumulates, as a trail of source information and usage information in the enhanced media asset, and can be extracted upon arrival at a target computer system.
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22 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method comprising:
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detecting, using at least one processor, that a media asset is being accessed; tracking, using the at least one processor, usage of the media asset; and integrating usage information associated with the tracked usage within the media asset.
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22. A method comprising:
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determining, using at least one processor, usage information associated with a media asset; storing the usage information in a database; receiving a request for the usage information associated with the media asset; and providing access to the usage information.
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