Computerized multimedia asset management system
AssigneeAndersen Consulting LLP
InventorsScott M. Rose, Piyush M. Patel
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing computerized management of multimedia assets of various types, including image, video, audio, text, and program code media types, is disclosed. Multimedia assets are checked into a computer system along with specified characteristics and identification information for the assets. Checked-in multimedia assets are stored in a database on a storage device. Previously checked-in multimedia assets are searched for based on one or more asset characteristics and asset identification information. Multimedia assets are checked out from the database with one of multiple check-out types. Predetermined criteria are used to determine wheterh to allow a check-out of a particular multimedia asset.
Claims54
A computerized method of managing multimedia assets of one or more of image, video, audio, text, and program code media types, including the steps of:
- (a) checking in multimedia assets of one or more of image, video, audio, text, and program code media types, upon a user's request, the checking-in step for each multimedia asset checked in including the steps of:
- i) prompting the user for characteristics and identification information for a multimedia asset to be checked in;
- and
- ii) storing the multimedia asset to be checked in, along with any specified characteristics and identification information, in a database contained on a storage device;
- (b) upon the user's request, searching the database for multimedia assets, including the steps of:
- i) prompting the user for a search strategy based on one or more of asset characteristics and asset identification information;
- ii) searching the database for multimedia assets that satisfy the user-specified search strategy;
- and
- iii) reporting any multimedia assets found to satisfy the search strategy;
- and
- (c) upon the user's request, selectively checking out a multimedia asset contained in the database, including the steps of:
- i) prompting the user for a multimedia asset to be checked out, and prompting the user for one of multiple check-out types;
- ii) determining if the user-specified check-out is allowed based on predetermined criteria;
- and
- iii) if the user-specified check-out is allowed, copying the multimedia asset to be checked out, for use by the user, and storing an indication of the check-out and the type of check-out in the database.
A computerized multimedia asset management system for managing multimedia assets of one or more of image, video, audio, text, and program code media types, the management system including:
- a processor;
- memory coupled to the processor;
- a storage device coupled to the processor;
- an input device coupled to the processor;
- and
- an output device coupled to the processor;
- wherein the processor, the memory, the storage device, the input device, and the output device are configured to:
- (a) check-in multimedia assets of one or more of image, video, audio, text, and program code media types including two or more of image, video, audio, text and program code media types, into the computerized multimedia asset management system upon a user's request, the check-in for each multimedia asset to be checked in including the steps of:
- prompting the user for characteristics and identification information for a multimedia asset to be checked in;
- and
- loading the multimedia asset to be checked in, along with any user-specified characteristics and identification information, into a database contained on the storage device;
- (b) search for multimedia assets contained in the database upon the user's request, including the steps of:
- prompting the user for a search strategy based on one or more of asset characteristics and asset identification information;
- searching the database for multimedia assets that satisfy the user-specified search strategy;
- and
- reporting any assets found to satisfy the user-specified search strategy on the output device;
- and
- (c) check out a multimedia asset contained in the database upon the use's request, including the steps of:
- prompting the user for a multimedia asset to be checked out, and prompting the user for one of multiple check-out types;
- determining if the user-requested check-out is allowed based on predetermined criteria;
- and
- if the check-out is allowed, copying the multimedia asset to be checked out, for use by the user, and storing an indication of the check-out and the type of check-out in the database.
A computer readable program storage medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions, executable by a computer to achieve management of multimedia assets of one or more of image, video, audio, text, and program code media types, to perform the steps of:
- (a) checking in multimedia assets of one or more of image, video, audio, text, and program code media types, upon a user's request, the checking-in step for each multimedia asset checked in including the steps of:
- i) prompting the user for characteristics and identification information for a multimedia asset to be checked in;
- and
- ii) storing the multimedia asset to be checked in, along with any specified characteristics and identification information, in a database contained on a storage device;
- (b) upon the user's request, searching the database for multimedia assets, including the steps of:
- i) prompting the user for a search strategy based on one or more of asset characteristics and asset identification information;
- ii) searching the database for multimedia assets that satisfy the user-specified search strategy;
- and
- iii) reporting any multimedia assets found to satisfy the search strategy;
- and
- (c) upon the user's request, selectively checking out a multimedia asset contained in the database, including the steps of:
- i) prompting the user for a multimedia asset to be checked out, and prompting the user for one of multiple check-out types;
- ii) determining if the user-specified check-out is allowed based on predetermined criteria;
- and
- iii) if the user-specified check-out is allowed, copying the multimedia asset to be checked out, for use by the user, and storing an indication of the check-out and the type of check-out in the database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.