System and method for managing creative assets via a rich user client interface
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1. A management system for managing virtual assets stored remotely from an end user comprising:
- a storage system to store virtual assets in the form of files;
a management processing system coupled to said storage system to manage said stored virtual assets, wherein said management processing system includes;
a file manager module to manage said stored virtual assets ranged within a hierarchy including a plurality of tiers in the form of folders with each folder including at least one virtual asset file; and
a portfolio manager module to manage said stored virtual assets arranged within portfolios with each portfolio including at least one virtual asset file selected by a user, wherein said file and portfolio manager modules selectively enable files to be uploaded from an end user system directly into a portfolio, and wherein said file manager module includes a hidden upload module to transfer, in a manner transparent to said user, selected files from at least one end user system to said management processing system for storage in an arbitrary folder, and said portfolio manager module includes a portfolio upload module to receive said selected files from said arbitrary folder and place those files within a selected portfolio; and
at least one end user system each remote from and in communication with said management processing system via a network and including a user interface module including a Rich Client user interface to enable a user to interact with said file and portfolio manager modules to manage said stored virtual assets, wherein said user interface module facilitates application of file system operations performed locally by said user on a corresponding end user system to said remotely stored virtual assets to manage those assets, and wherein said local file system operations include at least one of a drag and drop operation and selection of a local file system operation from a popup menu.
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Abstract
A method and system according to the present invention provide integrated virtual asset management and publishing capabilities via a Rich user client interface. The client user, via a Rich user client interface, communicates with a central application server to store and manage creative assets or works, and to publish those works to other end users. The user interaction is conducted within a single instance of a Web browser session.
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1. A management system for managing virtual assets stored remotely from an end user comprising:
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a storage system to store virtual assets in the form of files; a management processing system coupled to said storage system to manage said stored virtual assets, wherein said management processing system includes; a file manager module to manage said stored virtual assets ranged within a hierarchy including a plurality of tiers in the form of folders with each folder including at least one virtual asset file; and a portfolio manager module to manage said stored virtual assets arranged within portfolios with each portfolio including at least one virtual asset file selected by a user, wherein said file and portfolio manager modules selectively enable files to be uploaded from an end user system directly into a portfolio, and wherein said file manager module includes a hidden upload module to transfer, in a manner transparent to said user, selected files from at least one end user system to said management processing system for storage in an arbitrary folder, and said portfolio manager module includes a portfolio upload module to receive said selected files from said arbitrary folder and place those files within a selected portfolio; and at least one end user system each remote from and in communication with said management processing system via a network and including a user interface module including a Rich Client user interface to enable a user to interact with said file and portfolio manager modules to manage said stored virtual assets, wherein said user interface module facilitates application of file system operations performed locally by said user on a corresponding end user system to said remotely stored virtual assets to manage those assets, and wherein said local file system operations include at least one of a drag and drop operation and selection of a local file system operation from a popup menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing virtual assets stored remotely from an end user via a management processing system and at least one end user system each remote from and in communication with said management processing system via a network, said method comprising:
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(a) storing virtual assets in the form of files in a storage system; (b) managing, via said management processing system, said stored virtual assets arranged within a hierarchy including a plurality of tiers in the form of folders with each folder including at least one virtual asset file; (c) managing, via said management processing system, said stored virtual assets arranged within portfolios with each portfolio including at least one virtual asset file selected by a user; (d) selectively uploading files from an end user system directly into a portfolio by transferring selected files from at least one end user system to said management processing system for storage in an arbitrary folder within said hierarchy in a manner transparent to said user and receiving said selected files from said arbitrary folder and placing those files within a selected portfolio; and (e) applying file system operations performed locally by a user on an end user system to said remotely stored virtual assets via a Rich Client user interface to enable a user to remotely manage said virtual assets, wherein said local file system operations include at least one of a drag and drop operation and selection of a local file system operation from a popup menu. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A management system for managing virtual assets stored remotely from an end user within a storage system in the form of files, wherein at least one end user system enables a user to mange said stored virtual assets over a network, said management system comprising:
a management processing system coupled to said storage system and remote from and in communication with said at least one end user system via said network to manage said stored virtual assets, wherein said management processing system includes; a file manager module to manage said stored virtual assets arranged within a hierarchy including a plurality of tiers in the form of folders with each folder including at least one virtual asset file; a portfolio manager module to manage said stored virtual assets arranged within portfolios with each portfolio including at least one virtual asset file selected by a user, wherein said file and portfolio manager modules selectively enable files to be uploaded from an end user system directly into a portfolio, and wherein said file manager module includes a hidden upload module to transfer, in a manner transparent to said user, selected files from at least one end user system to said management processing system for storage in an arbitrary folder, and said portfolio manager module includes a portfolio upload module to receive said selected files from said arbitrary folder and place those files within a selected portfolio; and an interface module to interact with a Rich Client user interface of an end user system and apply file system operations performed locally by said user on that end user system to said stored virtual assets to manage those assets, wherein said local file system operations include at least one of a drag and drop operation and selection of a local file system operation from a popup menu. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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