Method and system for managing digital assets
First Claim
1. A method for managing digital assets across a network, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one memory that is accessible to each of a plurality of devices associated with said network, wherein each of said at least one memory has an access time associated therewith;
monitoring interactions with said digital assets by a user through a first device of said plurality of devices, to track the extent of use and specific types of use of said digital assets by said user;
ranking said digital assets based on said monitored interactions;
providing hierarchical storage of said ranked digital assets in said at least one memory based on said ranking step, wherein highly ranked digital assets are accessed in less time from said at least one memory than lower ranked digital assets; and
accessing one or more of said ranked digital assets from said at least one memory through a second device of said plurality of devices by the same said user, wherein the second device is a different device than said first device.
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Abstract
A digital asset management system and method is responsive to user interactions with digital assets. A ranking of digital assets is generated based upon user interactions, to reflect the value of the digital assets to the user. The ranking is based in part on access frequency and recency, and the number and types of uses of the digital assets. An access hierarchy is derived from the ranking, wherein higher ranked digital assets are more easily accessed than lower ranked digital assets. Different types of uses can be distinguished, so that some types of uses imbue an asset with greater value than others. The types of uses may include passive viewing or playback, file sharing, transport, and editing. Subjective values may be assigned by the user to each digital asset that can be factored into the ranking independently of usage patterns. A volatility-dampening attribute moderates volatility in the access hierarchy.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for managing digital assets across a network, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one memory that is accessible to each of a plurality of devices associated with said network, wherein each of said at least one memory has an access time associated therewith; monitoring interactions with said digital assets by a user through a first device of said plurality of devices, to track the extent of use and specific types of use of said digital assets by said user; ranking said digital assets based on said monitored interactions; providing hierarchical storage of said ranked digital assets in said at least one memory based on said ranking step, wherein highly ranked digital assets are accessed in less time from said at least one memory than lower ranked digital assets; and accessing one or more of said ranked digital assets from said at least one memory through a second device of said plurality of devices by the same said user, wherein the second device is a different device than said first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing digital assets across a network, comprising:
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at least one memory that is accessible to each of a plurality of devices associated with said network, wherein each of said at least one memory has an access time associated therewith; means for monitoring interactions with said digital assets by a user through at least one device of said plurality of devices, to track the extent of use and specific types of use of said digital assets by said user; means for ranking said digital assets based on said monitored interactions; hierarchical storage of said ranked digital assets in said at least one memory based on said ranking, wherein highly ranked digital assets are accessed in less time from said at least one memory than lower ranked digital assets; and means for accessing one or more of said ranked digital assets from said at least one memory through a second device of said plurality of devices by the same said user, wherein the second device is a different device than said first device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for managing storage of, and access to URL'"'"'s over a network, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one memory that is accessible to each of a plurality of devices associated with said network, wherein each of said at least one memory has an access time associated therewith; creating a navigation history during a first browsing session at a first device of said plurality of devices, wherein said navigation history comprises any of Web sites visited or URL'"'"'s activated; identifying types of use associated with said navigation history during said first browsing session; assigning numerical scores corresponding to each identified type of use during said first browsing session; ranking said URLs based on accumulation of assigned numerical scores; at the conclusion of said first browsing session, providing hierarchal storage of said ranked URLs in said at least one memory, wherein higher ranked URL'"'"'s are accessed in less time from said at least one memory than lower ranked URL'"'"'s; initiating a second browsing session at a second device of said plurality of devices located on said network, wherein said second device is a different device than said first device; and accessing one or more of said ranked URL'"'"'s from said at least one memory through said second device for use during said second browsing session. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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