# US 2018/0025000 A1 · Systems and methods for managing production of graphical objects

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- Number: US 2018/0025000 A1
- Document ID: US20180025000A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/614,251
- Filed: 2017-06-05
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2007-06-01
- Inventors: Shawna Olwen; Marion Bennett Perritt
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025000A1

## CPC

- G06F 16/58: Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
- G06F 16/40: of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data (retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70)
- G06F 2221/2117: User registration
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A graphical object management system enables clients to easily and efficiently find and utilize graphical artists interested in drawing or otherwise creating graphical objects for the clients. Once a graphical artist for creating a graphical object is located and selected, the system manages the graphical object as it is being created allowing the client to view the graphical object and provide feedback to the selected artist. In one embodiment, the system prevents the selected artist from making illicit copies of the graphical object being created.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A graphical object management system, comprising:
memory for storing artist information indicative of graphical artists; and
an object manager configured to provide a client system with the artist information and to allow the client system to select an artist indicated by the artist information, the object manager further configured to receive a job request from the client system, the job request specifying a graphical object to be created by the selected artist, wherein the object manager is configured to transmit job information from the job request to an artist system associated with the selected artist, and wherein the object manager is remotely located from the client system and the artist system.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the artist system has an artist application, the artist application configured to create the graphical object based on input from the selected artist, the artist application configured to automatically transmit graphical data defining the graphical object to the object manager, wherein the client system is configured to access the graphical object via the object manager.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the artist application is configured to ensure that the graphical object is deleted from the artist system before closing.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the object manager or the client system is configured to implement at least one security rule restricting a client's access to the graphical object, and wherein the object manager is configured to release the graphical object from the at least one security rule upon verifying payment tendered by the client.