Systems and methods for unioning different taxonomy tags for a digital asset
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1. A method of setting a categorization for a digital asset in a distributed computing environment, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving, from a first computing device, an asset identification tag and a first taxonomy tag having a first categorization associated with a digital asset;
(b) receiving, from a second computing device, the asset identification tag and a second taxonomy tag having a second categorization associated with the digital asset;
(c) comparing a first policy associated with the first taxonomy tag and a second policy associated with the second taxonomy tag;
(d) selecting, based in part on a result of the comparison of the first and second policy, one of the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag to associate with the digital asset as the active taxonomy tag, wherein selecting one of the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag to associate with the digital asset as the active taxonomy tag includes;
unionizing the first taxonomy tag received from the first computing device and the second taxonomy tag received from the second computing device to form a unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag, the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag being present within the unionized taxonomy tag,ranking the first policy relative to the second policy, andidentifying (i) the first categorization of the first taxonomy tag as the categorization of the digital asset when the first policy is ranked ahead of the second policy and (ii) the second categorization of the second taxonomy tag as the categorization of the digital asset when the second policy is ranked ahead of the first policy;
(e) deleting the first taxonomy tag from the first computing device and saving, on the first computing device, the unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag associated with the digital asset in place of the first taxonomy tag; and
(f) deleting the second taxonomy tag from the second computing device and saving, on the second computing device, the unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag associated with the digital asset in place of the second taxonomy tag.
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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 setting a categorization for a digital asset in a distributed computing environment, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving, from a first computing device, an asset identification tag and a first taxonomy tag having a first categorization associated with a digital asset; (b) receiving, from a second computing device, the asset identification tag and a second taxonomy tag having a second categorization associated with the digital asset; (c) comparing a first policy associated with the first taxonomy tag and a second policy associated with the second taxonomy tag; (d) selecting, based in part on a result of the comparison of the first and second policy, one of the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag to associate with the digital asset as the active taxonomy tag, wherein selecting one of the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag to associate with the digital asset as the active taxonomy tag includes; unionizing the first taxonomy tag received from the first computing device and the second taxonomy tag received from the second computing device to form a unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag, the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag being present within the unionized taxonomy tag, ranking the first policy relative to the second policy, and identifying (i) the first categorization of the first taxonomy tag as the categorization of the digital asset when the first policy is ranked ahead of the second policy and (ii) the second categorization of the second taxonomy tag as the categorization of the digital asset when the second policy is ranked ahead of the first policy; (e) deleting the first taxonomy tag from the first computing device and saving, on the first computing device, the unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag associated with the digital asset in place of the first taxonomy tag; and (f) deleting the second taxonomy tag from the second computing device and saving, on the second computing device, the unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag associated with the digital asset in place of the second taxonomy tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37)
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9. A system for setting a categorization for a digital asset in a distributed computing environment, the system comprising:
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(a) a first computing device transmitting via a network, an asset identification tag and a first taxonomy tag having a first categorization associated with a digital asset; (b) a second computing device transmitting via the network, the asset identification tag and a second taxonomy tag having a second categorization associated with the digital asset; and (c) a third computing device in communication with the network that; receives the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag, compares a first policy associated with the first taxonomy tag and a second policy associated with the second taxonomy tag, and selects, based in part on a result of the comparison of the first and second policy, one of the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag, wherein the third computing device, when selecting one of the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag to associate with the digital asset as the active taxonomy tag, is constructed and arranged to; unionize the first taxonomy tag received from the first computing device and the second taxonomy tag received from the second computing device to form a unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag, the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag being present within the unionized taxonomy tag, rank the first policy relative to the second policy, and identify (i) the first categorization of the first taxonomy tag as the categorization of the digital asset when the first policy is ranked ahead of the second policy and (ii) the second categorization of the second taxonomy tag as the categorization of the digital asset when the second policy is ranked ahead of the first policy, direct deletion of the first taxonomy tag from the first computing device and save, on the first computing device, the unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag associated with the digital asset in place of the first taxonomy tag, and direct deletion of the second taxonomy tag from the second computing device and save, on the second computing device, the unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag associated with the digital asset in place of the second taxonomy tag. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored in a non-volatile manner which are executable by a processor to set a categorization for a digital asset in a distributed computing environment, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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(a) instructions to receive, from a first computing device, an asset identification tag and a first taxonomy tag having a first categorization associated with a digital asset; (b) instructions to receive, from a second computing device, the asset identification tag and a second taxonomy tag having a second categorization associated with the digital asset; (c) instructions to compare a first policy associated with the first taxonomy tag and a second policy associated with the second taxonomy tag; and (d) instructions to select, based in part on a result of the comparison of the first and second policy, one of the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag to associate with the digital asset as the active taxonomy tag, wherein the instructions to select one of the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag to associate with the digital asset as the active taxonomy tag include; instructions to unionize the first taxonomy tag received from the first computing device and the second taxonomy tag received from the second computing device to form a unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag, the first taxonomy tag and the second taxonomy tag being present within the unionized taxonomy tag, instructions to rank the first policy relative to the second policy, and instructions to identify (i) the first categorization of the first taxonomy tag as the categorization of the digital asset when the first policy is ranked ahead of the second policy and (ii) the second categorization of the second taxonomy tag as the categorization of the digital asset when the second policy is ranked ahead of the first policy, (e) instructions to direct deletion of the first taxonomy tag from the first computing device and save, on the first computing device, the unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag associated with the digital asset in place of the first taxonomy tag, and (f) instructions to direct deletion of the second taxonomy tag from the second computing device and save, on the second computing device, the unionized taxonomy tag as the active taxonomy tag associated with the digital asset in place of the second taxonomy tag. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 36)
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