System, method, and data structure for packaging assets for processing and distribution on multi-tiered networks

• US 20110137949A1
• Filed: 10/26/2010
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Charles P. Pace, Darin S. Deforest, Mark Bobick, Paolo R. Pizzorni
• Original Assignee: Charles P. Pace, Darin S. Deforest, Mark Bobick, Paolo R. Pizzorni
• Inventors: Pace, Charles P., Pizzorni, Paolo R., Bobick, Mark, DeForest, Darin S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,458,222 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/793
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
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• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/15 Synchronised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5088 involving task migration
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/168 above the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/288 Distributed intermediate devices, i.e. intermediate devices for interaction with other intermediate devices on the same level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 : Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 : Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 : Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 : Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 : Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 : for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 : Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

The present invention provides a system, method, and data structure for packaging assets for processing and distribution over a multi-tiered network. An asset may represent network and/or application components (e.g., data, objects, applications, program modules, etc.) that may be distributed among the various resources of the network. In an embodiment, the package structure includes at least one representation of an asset having a logic/data portion and an asset extended environment portion, and a package extended environment that includes package information associated with at least one asset.

Claims

1. A package structure distributed over a communications network, comprising:

at least one representation of an asset, the asset having a logic/data portion and an asset extended environment portion; and

a package extended environment having package information associated with at least one asset.

2. The package structure according to claim 1, wherein the representation is an identifier of the asset or is the asset.

3. The package structure according to claim 1, wherein the package information includes common information associated with all of the assets having representations in the package structure, at least one descriptor describing the assets having representations in the package structure, an extended markup language (XML) file, at least one common descriptor, at least one package dependency descriptor indicating other information on which the package structure depends, at least one package level reference descriptor, at least one pricing descriptor, or at least one security descriptor.

4. The package structure according to claim 3, wherein the common descriptor includes at least one of a package name, a package address, a package size, a volatility, a runnablilty, a user type, a version, a package level security descriptor, or a pricing level descriptor.

5. The package structure according to claim 3, wherein the package level reference descriptor includes a package level reference link descriptor.

6. The package structure according to claim 5, wherein the package level reference link descriptor includes a world-wide-web address having contents used for processing of the package structure or a world-wide-web address having contents used during execution of all the digital assets having representations in the package structure.

7. The package structure according to claim 3, wherein the package level reference descriptor includes a package level reference file descriptor.

8. The package structure according to claim 7, wherein the package level reference file descriptor includes a unique fully qualified name of a file required for reference by the package.

9. The package structure according to claim 3, wherein the package level reference descriptor includes a package level reference directory descriptor.

10. The package structure according to claim 9, wherein the package level reference directory descriptor includes additional address information used to locate at least one asset having a representation in the data structure.

11. The package structure according to claim 10, wherein the additional address information includes at least one of a root level directory name, a parent level directory name, a directory structure, a leaf directory level identification, and a director path.

12. The package structure according to claim 3, wherein the pricing descriptor includes pricing information associated with at least one of a price, a price scheme, a subscription price scheme, a pay to own price scheme, a pay to use price scheme, a one time payment price scheme, a payment detail, and payment method.

13. The package structure according to claim 3, wherein the security descriptor includes a package level description of at least one of an encryption function, an authorization function, and an access control function.

14. A method for creating a package structure, comprising the steps of:

storing at least one representation of an asset in the package structure according to claim 1, the asset having a logic/data portion and an asset extended environment portion; and

storing package information associated with at least one asset in a package information section of the package structure.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of transmitting the package structure over at least one network connection.

16. The method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of receiving the package structure from at least one network connection.

17. The method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of saving the package structure in at least one system memory.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the system memory resides on at least one enterprise information system.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the enterprise information system includes at least one of an on-line customer order entry system;

an on-line retail/wholesale sales system, an on-line marketing system, an on-line inventory system, an enterprise supply chain management system, a product distribution system, a content distribution system, a television system, a phone system, an on-line financial system, a mortgage application system, an investing system, a stock trading system, a loan application system, a credit card account system, a service providing system, a medical service system, a legal service system, a real estate system, an engineering system, an education system, a distance leaning system, a technical support system, an on-line human resource system, a pay roll services system, an on-line banking system, a banking system, a financial institution, a manufacturer, an airplane manufacturer, an internal corporate system, an airline reservation system; and

a general business transacting system.

20. A system for creating a package structure, comprising:

a memory;

means for storing at least one representation of an asset in the package structure stored on the memory means, the asset having a logic/data portion and an asset extended environment portion; and

means for storing package information associated with at least one asset in a package information section of the package structure stored on the memory means.

21. A computer-readable medium for storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform the steps of:

storing at least one representation of an asset in the package structure, the asset having a logic/data portion and an asset extended environment portion; and

storing package information associated with at least one asset in a package information section of the package structure.