System and method for mapping logical and physical assets in a user interface

• US 8,843,462 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2007
• Issued: 09/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grass Valley Canada (Belden Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Gvbb Holdings SARL (Vislink Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Libert, Scott Allan, Pearce, James Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Btit, Jacob F
• Assistant Examiner(s): TORGRIMSON, TYLER J
• Application Number:
  US12/450,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20100107119A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,505 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/705
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156

Abstract

The present principles provide systems and methods for displaying associations between data files and logical assets including the data files. Upon user-selection of a representation of a logical asset, a method in accordance with an aspect of the present principles includes determining associations between data files and the logical asset and displaying a listing of data files associated with the logical asset. Conversely, the method may also include presenting a listing of logical assets associated with a user-selected data file upon determination of logical assets associated with the data file. Moreover, another aspect of the present principles permits bi-directional navigation capability between a logical asset associations view and a physical asset associations view.

Claims

1. A method of displaying data file associations, comprising:

receiving a search query;

using a processor to identify, in response to the search query, results including at least one data composition or at least one data file corresponding to the search query, wherein each data composition comprises metadata and references to one or more data files, and wherein each data file is referenced by one or more data compositions;

displaying a listing of the identified results;

receiving a selection of a data composition or a data file from the listing of identified results;

displaying a selectable option to present an association view corresponding to the selection from the listing of identified results;

upon selection of said selectable option;

determining whether the selection from the listing of identified results is a data composition or a data file;

upon determination that the selection from the listing of identified results is a data composition, generating and displaying on a first association view a listing of data files that are referenced by the data composition that is the selection from the listing of identified results; and

upon determination that the selection from the listing of identified results is a data file, generating and displaying within a first association view a listing of data compositions that reference the data file that is the selection from the listing of identified results,

wherein the displaying of the association view listing data files referenced by a data composition provides an indication of which data files are activated, and

wherein the listing provided within the first association view permits selection of an item within the listing, wherein a second association view is generated and displayed listing the data files referenced by the item if the item is a data composition or listing the data compositions that reference the item if the item is a data file from the first association view, and wherein selections from the second association view update the listing of the first association view and selections from the first association view update the listing of the second association view in an ongoing bi-directional manner.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

presenting a representation of a selected data file within a hierarchical storage structure indicating the location of the selected data file in a storage medium in response to a user-command.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

indicating accessible data files in the first association view.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed as part of a media content material asset management process, and wherein data files comprise media content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a listing of data compositions comprises:

referring to a stored archive listing data compositions associated with data files to determine one or more data compositions associated with the data file that is the selection from the listing of identified results, wherein the stored archive listing is composed using previous searches.

6. A system for displaying data file associations, comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a search query;

identify, in response to the search query, results including at least one data composition or at least one data file corresponding to the search query, wherein each data composition comprises metadata and references to one or more data files, and wherein each data file is referenced by one or more data compositions;

display a listing of the identified results;

receive a selection of a data composition or a data file from the listing of identified results;

display a selectable option to present an association view corresponding to the selection from the listing of identified results;

upon selection of said selectable option;

determine whether the selection from the listing of identified results is a data composition or a data file;

upon determination that the selection from the listing of identified results is a data composition, generate and display on a first association view a listing of data files that are referenced by the data composition that is the selection from the listing of identified results; and

upon determination that the selection from the listing of identified results is a data file, generate and display within a first association view a listing of data compositions that reference the data file that is the selection from the listing of identified results,

wherein the display of the association view listing data files referenced by a data composition provides an indication of which data files are activated, and

wherein the listing provided within the first association view permits selection of an item within the listing, wherein a second association view is generated and displayed listing the data files referenced by the item if the item is a data composition or listing the data compositions that reference the item if the item is a data file from the first association view, and wherein selections from the second association view update the listing of the first association view and selections from the first association view update the listing of the second association view in an ongoing bi-directional manner.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the system comprises a media content material asset management system, and wherein data files comprise media content material.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to:

present a representation of a selected data file within a hierarchical storage structure indicating the location of the selected data file in a storage medium in response to a user-command.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein processor is further configured to:

indicate accessible data files in the first association view.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein generating a listing of data compositions includes referring to a stored archive listing data compositions associated with data files to determine one or more data compositions associated with the data file that is the selection from the listing of identified results, wherein the stored archive listing is composed using previous searches.