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Computerized multimedia asset management system

  • US 5,752,244 A
  • Filed: 07/15/1996
  • Issued: 05/12/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computerized method of managing multimedia assets of one or more of image, video, audio, text, and program code media types, including the steps of:

  • (a) checking in multimedia assets of one or more of image, video, audio, text, and program code media types, upon a user'"'"'s request, the checking-in step for each multimedia asset checked in including the steps of;

    i) prompting the user for characteristics and identification information for a multimedia asset to be checked in; and

    ii) storing the multimedia asset to be checked in, along with any specified characteristics and identification information, in a database contained on a storage device;

    (b) upon the user'"'"'s request, searching the database for multimedia assets, including the steps of;

    i) prompting the user for a search strategy based on one or more of asset characteristics and asset identification information;

    ii) searching the database for multimedia assets that satisfy the user-specified search strategy; and

    iii) reporting any multimedia assets found to satisfy the search strategy; and

    (c) upon the user'"'"'s request, selectively checking out a multimedia asset contained in the database, including the steps of;

    i) prompting the user for a multimedia asset to be checked out, and prompting the user for one of multiple check-out types;

    ii) determining if the user-specified check-out is allowed based on predetermined criteria; and

    iii) if the user-specified check-out is allowed, copying the multimedia asset to be checked out, for use by the user, and storing an indication of the check-out and the type of check-out in the database.

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