Integration of digital asset management with intellectual property management
AssigneeSap SE
InventorsJutta Weber, Martin Alt, Ralf Freyler
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a digital asset storage, search and retrieval system. Each digital asset may comprise one or more versions and properties. The system may access stored digital assets using hierarchical classifications under a taxonomy based on the properties. The digital assets may be assigned conditions governing usage of the assets. Via relationship networks, the digital assets may “inherit” the conditions from other digital assets.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- computer-executable instructions for execution by the processor, the instructions to implement a digital asset management application, the digital asset management application to, in response to a user request, access a database of digital assets,
- the instructions to further implement an intellectual property management system, the intellectual property management system comprising a plurality of relationships among the digital assets to propagate conditions on usage of the digital assets.
A method comprising:
- assigning, to a first digital asset, a condition on its use;
- forming a relationship between the first digital asset and a second digital asset;
- and
- automatically propagating the condition from the first digital asset to the second digital asset based on the relationship.
A method comprising:
- forming a first network of related digital assets for propagation of conditions on use of the digital assets;
- forming a second network of related digital assets for propagation of conditions on use of the digital assets, the second network different from the first;
- and
- combining the first and the second networks to form a third network.
A machine-readable medium storing data structures, the data structures comprising a plurality of relationships among digital assets to propagate conditions on usage of the digital assets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.