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Method and system for managing multimedia assets for proper deployment on interactive networks

  • US 5,748,956 A
  • Filed: 01/13/1995
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an application development computer system, a method for automatically managing multimedia assets for use in a multimedia application requiring compatible versions of the multimedia assets for proper deployment on different installation platforms, the method comprising:

  • storing a plurality of multimedia asset data files, wherein the plurality of multimedia asset data files include asset concepts, asset comparables, and asset instances;

    automatically categorizing each one of the plurality of multimedia asset data files as an asset concept, an asset comparable, or an asset instance;

    assigning an asset concept identifier which includes a unique identifier and a concept description to each asset concept;

    assigning an asset comparable identifier which includes a unique identifier and a concept variation description to each asset comparable;

    assigning an asset instance identifier which includes a unique identifier, the associated asset concept identifier, and the associated asset comparable identifier to each asset instance;

    storing identifying information including the asset concept identifiers, the asset comparable identifiers, and the asset instance identifiers associated with each one of the plurality of multimedia asset data files; and

    generating from the plurality of multimedia asset data files a set of multimedia application asset files compatible for proper use in a multimedia application deployed on an installation platform based on the identifying information.

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