System for incorporating information about a source and usage of a media asset into the asset itself
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1. A process for integrating source node information and usage information into a media asset, comprising the steps of:
- providing a media asset at a first source node of a plurality of nodes;
sequentially transferring the media asset from the first source node to at least one recipient node of the plurality of nodes, each of the recipient nodes having a respective user associated therewith;
cumulatively integrating source node information within the media asset at the source node and at each of the recipient nodes that act as subsequent source nodes to transfer the media asset to a subsequent recipient node, the source node information comprising information regarding each of the respective source nodes;
tracking usage associated with the respective users at any of the recipient nodes where usage occurs, wherein the usage comprises any of a processing of the media asset, a modification of the media asset, and an addition of information to the media asset; and
cumulatively integrating information associated with the tracked usage within the media asset at any of the source nodes where usage occurs.
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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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1. A process for integrating source node information and usage information into a media asset, comprising the steps of:
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providing a media asset at a first source node of a plurality of nodes; sequentially transferring the media asset from the first source node to at least one recipient node of the plurality of nodes, each of the recipient nodes having a respective user associated therewith; cumulatively integrating source node information within the media asset at the source node and at each of the recipient nodes that act as subsequent source nodes to transfer the media asset to a subsequent recipient node, the source node information comprising information regarding each of the respective source nodes; tracking usage associated with the respective users at any of the recipient nodes where usage occurs, wherein the usage comprises any of a processing of the media asset, a modification of the media asset, and an addition of information to the media asset; and cumulatively integrating information associated with the tracked usage within the media asset at any of the source nodes where usage occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An enhanced media asset embodied on a computer-readable storage medium, the enhanced media asset distributable from a first source node to at least one recipient node having a respective user associated there with, comprising:
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a media asset located at the first source node;
source node information cumulatively integrated within the media asset at the first source node and at each of the recipient nodes that act as subsequent source nodes to transfer the media asset to a subsequent recipient node, the source node information comprising information regarding each of the respective source nodes; andusage information associated with the respective users cumulatively integrated within the media asset at any of the source nodes where usage occurs, wherein the usage information associated with the respective users comprises any of a processing of the media asset, a modification of the media asset, and an addition of information to the media asset. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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