Digital content preparation system
First Claim
1. A digital content preparation system comprising:
- a metadata acquisition tool for acquiring metadata and content usage conditions, the metadata being associated with the digital content but not including the digital content itself; and
a digital content processor for processing the digital content to produce processed digital content, the digital content processor including at least one of a watermarker for watermarking the digital content, an encoder for encoding the digital content, and an encrypter for encrypting the digital content, wherein the metadata acquisition tool includes an automatic metadata acquisition tool for automatically filling in at least some data fields of a metadata template by using a mapping table to retrieve the metadata for the data fields from a preexisting database, the mapping table mapping at least a portion of the data fields of the metadata template to locations within the database where the corresponding metadata can be found.
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Abstract
A digital content preparation system that includes a metadata acquisition tool for acquiring metadata associated with the digital content, and a digital content processor for processing the digital content by performing at least one of watermarking, encoding, and encrypting. A work flow manager manages processings by the metadata acquisition tool and the digital content processor. In one preferred embodiment, the metadata acquisition tool includes an automatic metadata acquisition tool and a manual metadata acquisition tool, and the digital content processor includes an encoder and an encrypter. The present invention also provides a method for preparing digital content. According to the method, metadata associated with the digital content is acquired, and the digital content is processed by at least one of watermarking, encoding, and encrypting. Processings in the acquiring step and the processing step are managed. In a preferred method, the acquiring step includes automatically retrieving at least a portion of the metadata and allowing manual entry of at least a portion of the metadata, and the processing step includes encoding the digital content and encrypting the encoded digital content.
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47 Claims
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1. A digital content preparation system comprising:
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a metadata acquisition tool for acquiring metadata and content usage conditions, the metadata being associated with the digital content but not including the digital content itself; and
a digital content processor for processing the digital content to produce processed digital content, the digital content processor including at least one of a watermarker for watermarking the digital content, an encoder for encoding the digital content, and an encrypter for encrypting the digital content, wherein the metadata acquisition tool includes an automatic metadata acquisition tool for automatically filling in at least some data fields of a metadata template by using a mapping table to retrieve the metadata for the data fields from a preexisting database, the mapping table mapping at least a portion of the data fields of the metadata template to locations within the database where the corresponding metadata can be found. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A digital content preparation system comprising:
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a metadata acquisition tool for acquiring metadata and content usage conditions, the metadata being associated with the digital content but not including the digital content itself;
a digital content processor for processing the digital content to produce processed digital content, the digital content processor including at least one of a watermarker for watermarking the digital content, an encoder for encoding the digital content, and an encrypter for encrypting the digital content; and
a secure container packer for creating at least one metadata secure container based on the output of the metadata acquisition tool and at least one separate content secure container based on the output of the digital content processor, the metadata secure container including the metadata and the separate content secure container including at least a portion of the processed digital content, wherein the metadata acquisition tool includes an automatic metadata acquisition tool for automatically filling in at least some data fields of a metadata template by using a mapping table to retrieve the metadata for the data fields from a preexisting database, the mapping table mapping at least a portion of the data fields of the metadata template to locations within the database where the corresponding metadata can be found, and the metadata acquisition tool also includes means for automatically acquiring at least a portion of the content usage conditions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for preparing digital content, said method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring metadata and content usage conditions, the metadata being associated with the digital content but not including the digital content itself; and
processing the digital content to produce processed digital content, the processing including at least one of watermarking, encoding, and encrypting, wherein the acquiring step includes the sub-step of automatically filling in at least some data fields of a metadata template by using a mapping table to retrieve the metadata for the data fields from a preexisting database, the mapping table mapping at least a portion of the data fields of the metadata template to locations within the database where the corresponding metadata can be found. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for preparing digital content, said method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring metadata and content usage conditions, the metadata being associated with the digital content but not including the digital content itself;
processing the digital content to produce processed digital content, the processing including at least one of watermarking, encoding, and encrypting;
creating at least one metadata secure container that includes the acquired metadata; and
creating at least one separate content secure container that includes the processed digital content, wherein the acquiring step includes the sub-step of automatically filling in at least some data fields of a metadata template by using a mapping table to retrieve the metadata for the data fields from a preexisting database, the mapping table mapping at least a portion of the data fields of the metadata template to locations within the database where the corresponding metadata can be found, and the acquiring step also includes the sub-step of automatically acquiring at least a portion of the content usage conditions. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for preparing digital content, said program containing instructions for performing the steps of:
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acquiring metadata and content usage conditions, the metadata being associated with the digital content but not including the digital content itself; and
processing the digital content to produce processed digital content, the processing including at least one of watermarking, encoding, and encrypting, wherein the acquiring step includes the sub-step of automatically filling in at least some data fields of a metadata template by using a mapping table to retrieve the metadata for the data fields from a preexisting database, the mapping table mapping at least a portion of the data fields of the metadata template to locations within the database where the corresponding metadata can be found. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A metadata acquisition tool for acquiring metadata and content usage conditions for a digital content preparation system, the metadata being associated with the digital content but not including the digital content itself, said metadata acquisition tool comprising:
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an automatic metadata acquisition tool for automatically filling in at least some data fields of a metadata template by using a mapping table to retrieve the metadata for the data fields from a preexisting database, the mapping table mapping at least a portion of the data fields of the metadata template to locations within the database where the corresponding metadata can be found; and
a tool for automatically acquiring at least a portion of the content usage conditions.
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47. A method for acquiring metadata and content usage conditions during preparation of digital content, the metadata being associated with the digital content but not including the digital content itself, said method comprising the steps of:
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automatically filling in at least some data fields of a metadata template by using a mapping table to retrieve the metadata for the data fields from a preexisting database, the mapping table mapping at least a portion of the data fields of the metadata template to locations within the database where the corresponding metadata can be found; and
automatically acquiring at least a portion of the content usage conditions.
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