System, program product, and methods to enhance media content management

• US 7,693,897 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2005
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HBC Solutions Incorporated (AEG Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Harris Corporation (L3Harris Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bugir, Taras Markian, McCulloch, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong; Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): HO, BINH VAN
• Application Number:
  US11/305,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20070050336A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,572 Days
• Field of Search: 707/3
• US Class Current: 707/707
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/00 Arrangements for software engineering testing or debugging G06F11/36; administrative, planning or organisation aspects of software project management G06Q10/06

Abstract

Embodiments of systems, program products, and methods to enhance and more effectively manage media content are provided. An embodiment of a system, for example, can include a first preselected network framework defining a first network stage and a second preselected network framework responsive to the first network stage and defining a second network stage. The system can also include a code generator responsive to the second network stage to generate program code, a framework stage responsive to the code generator to establish a content management framework and defining a content search engine, a media content services core responsive to the content search engine to enhance digital file management and allow a plurality of media content management services to be performed, and a set of media content service modules each responsive to the media content services core to perform content management services to media.

Claims

1. A content management system comprising:

a preselected network framework defining a network stage and adapted to interface with an established network framework, said preselected network framework including a first preselected network framework defining a first network stage and a second preselected network framework responsive to the first network stage and defining a second network stage;

a code generator responsive to the network stage to generate program code;

a framework stage executed in a computer readable storage medium and responsive to the code generator to establish a content management framework and define a content search engine adapted to locate each of a plurality of domain objects associated with a content management program product, said framework stage including a user interface (UI) program, a messaging program, an agent program, and a searching program;

a media content services core responsive to the content search engine to enhance digital file management and allow a plurality of media content management services to be performed; and

a set of media content service modules, including a physical content module having content metadata capture and physical content library management, each responsive to the media content services core to perform content management services to media, the set being selected from the plurality of media content management services,

wherein usage of the modules is abstracted from the underlying technology of the established network framework.

2. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein the media content services core includes an application coordinator, a windows user interface, a user interface controller, a user interface configurator, a domain establisher, a core services common provider, a core services content provider, and a core services scheduler.

3. A system as defined in claim 1 further comprising a set of media content service modules each responsive to the media content services core to perform content management services to media, the set being selected from the plurality of media content management services.

9. A system as defined in claim 3, wherein the set of media content service modules comprises an auditing module, a system configuration module, a contacts module, a security module, a logical content module, and a scheduling module.

10. A system as defined in claim 1 wherein the code generator is responsive to the second network stage to generate the program code.

4. A method comprising:

interfacing a preselected network framework with an established network framework so that the preselected network framework defines a network stage;

generating program code responsive to the network stage;

establishing a content management framework responsive to the program code so that the content management framework defines a content search engine adapted to locate each of a plurality of domain objects associated with the content management program product;

providing a media content services core responsive to the content search engine to enhance digital file management and allow a plurality of media content management services to be performed;

providing a set of media content service modules each in communication with the media content services core to perform content management services to media, the set being tailored to individual user requirements;

contextually applying metadata from one or more pieces of content and relating the content to a plurality of processes including scheduling and library management;

providing parameters to the media content services core to execute methods associated with the set of media content services core modules; and

returning domain objects, domain object collections, or exceptions responsive to the provided parameters,

wherein the media content service modules represent a client-side facade that hides complexity of the media content services core.

5. A method as defined in claim 4 wherein the step of providing a set of media content service modules further comprises the steps of:

deploying the set of media content service modules with client software; and

managing remote connectivity to application servers utilizing the preselected network framework and the generated code.

6. A method of managing media content through an enterprise level content management platform, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an industry generic framework to thereby provide a content management program product adapted to define metadata related to media content and to manage content relationships;

providing a framework stage to hold content management framework under development for inclusion in the industry generic framework;

providing a code generator adapted to generate program code for the industry generic framework;

providing a search engine adapted to locate each of a plurality of domain objects associated with the content management program product;

contextually applying metadata from one or more pieces of content and relating the content to a plurality of processes including scheduling and library management;

providing a plurality of media industry specific core reusable modules adapted to provide a plurality of media industry specific functions; and

providing a plurality of user selectable media modules selectable by a user to customize the content management program product,

wherein the user selectable media modules represent a client-side facade that hides complexity of the industry generic framework.

7. A method as defined in claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

providing a library management module adapted to manage physical and digital media including content form control;

providing a contacts module adapted to build and maintain a plurality of business hierarchies;

providing a security module adapted to define roles, assign users to roles, and to grant access to resources, data, and actions responsive to the assigned user roles; and

providing a system configuration module adapted to define system, user, and user value lists, and to customize settings.

8. A method as defined in claim 6, wherein the step of providing a plurality of media industry specific core reusable modules includes providing at least three of the following:

an application coordinator adapted to interface with at least one of the plurality of user selectable media modules to thereby provide security management;

a Windows user interface adapted to interface with Windows systems;

a user interface controls module adapted to control user interface selection;

a user interface configurator module adapted to configure user interface settings;

a scheduling module adapted to interface with a plurality of user selectable scheduling modules;

a content module adapted to interface with a plurality of user selectable content modules;

a common module adapted to interface with a plurality of common user selectable modules;

a finance and administration module adapted to interface with a plurality of user selectable finance or administration modules;

a research module adapted to interface with a plurality of user selectable research modules; and

a sales module adapted to interface with a plurality of user selectable sales modules.