Systems and methods for storing meta-data separate from a digital asset
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1. A method of managing at least one digital asset in a distributed computing environment, the method comprising:
- (a) generating, by a client, an asset identification tag for a digital asset stored at the client;
(b) associating the asset identification tag with the digital asset; and
(c) storing the asset identification tag at the client, such that the asset identification tag is stored separate from the digital asset;
wherein the asset identification tag includes meta-data; and
wherein the client is constructed and arranged to;
resolve the meta-data of the asset identification tag into one of (i) unmanaged meta-data, (ii) locally managed meta-data, and (iii) records managed meta-data,subsequently remove the meta-data from the client and not send the meta-data to a central computing device when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be unmanaged meta-data,save the meta-data in the client and not send the meta-data to the central computing device when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be locally managed meta-data, andsave the meta-data in the client and send the meta-data to the central computing device when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be records managed meta-data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing digital assets in a distributed computing environment are described. Meta-data for the digital assets is stored separately from the digital assets. Meta-data for some of the digital assets is copied and stored at a central location. Meta-data for the digital assets is generated by clients of the system.
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1. A method of managing at least one digital asset in a distributed computing environment, the method comprising:
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(a) generating, by a client, an asset identification tag for a digital asset stored at the client; (b) associating the asset identification tag with the digital asset; and (c) storing the asset identification tag at the client, such that the asset identification tag is stored separate from the digital asset; wherein the asset identification tag includes meta-data; and wherein the client is constructed and arranged to; resolve the meta-data of the asset identification tag into one of (i) unmanaged meta-data, (ii) locally managed meta-data, and (iii) records managed meta-data, subsequently remove the meta-data from the client and not send the meta-data to a central computing device when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be unmanaged meta-data, save the meta-data in the client and not send the meta-data to the central computing device when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be locally managed meta-data, and save the meta-data in the client and send the meta-data to the central computing device when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be records managed meta-data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 61, 64)
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21. A system for managing at least one digital asset in a distributed computing environment the system comprising:
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(a) a server connected to a network; and (b) a client in communication with the server, the client generating an asset identification tag for a digital asset stored on the client, associating the asset identification tag with the digital asset, and storing the asset identification tag at the client, such that the asset identification tag is stored separate from the associated digital asset; wherein the asset identification tag includes meta-data; and wherein the client is constructed and arranged to; resolve the meta-data of the asset identification tag into one of (i) unmanaged meta-data, (ii) locally managed meta-data, and (iii) records managed meta-data, subsequently remove the meta-data from the client and not send the meta-data to the server when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be unmanaged meta-data, save the meta-data in the client and not send the meta-data to the server when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be locally managed meta-data, and save the meta-data in the client and send the meta-data to the server when the meta-data is resolved by the client to be records managed meta-data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 62, 65)
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41. A computer readable storage medium having instructions executable by a processor to cause the management of at least one digital asset in a distributed computing environment, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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(a) instructions to generate an asset identification tag for a digital asset stored at a client computing device within a distributed computing environment; (b) instructions to associate the asset identification tag with the digital asset; and (c) instructions to store the asset identification tag at the client computing device, such that the asset identification tag is stored separate from the digital asset; wherein the asset identification tag includes meta-data; and wherein the computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions to; resolve, by the client computing device, the meta-data of the asset identification tag into one of (i) unmanaged meta-data, (ii) locally managed meta data, and (iii) records managed meta-data, subsequently remove the meta-data from the client computing device and not send the meta-data to a central computing device when the meta-data is resolved by the client computing device to be unmanaged meta-data, save the meta-data in the client computing device and not send the meta-data to the central computing device when the meta-data is resolved by the client computing device to be locally managed meta-data, and save the meta-data in the client computing device and send the meta-data to a server when the meta-data is resolved by the client computing device to be records managed meta-data. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 66)
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