Method for describing media assets for their management
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRakesh Mohan, Chung-Sheng Li, Howard L. Operowsky
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Abstract
A system and method for describing and managing media assets comprising a two-pronged solution: (1) a Digital Library to provide a centralized repository of the media assets and (2) a standard description scheme that will allow interoperation of a variety of tools and processes required for managing media assets. In the invention, a description scheme is provided that addresses information needed for managing media assets independent of their type. In addition, the invention provides a description scheme for logical collections of media assets. The media asset management description scheme may be based on eXtensible Markup Language (XML), to ensure maximum interoperability.
Claims13
A system for managing media assets comprising:
- a central repository comprising a plurality of databases for storing media assets at said central repository;
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- a centralized view of the contents of said central repository, said centralized view describing the media assets stored in said repository using a standard description scheme comprising a content element comprising information for accessing said media asset and a management element containing handling information required for the management of said media asset by a plurality of tools and processes independent of type.
A method for managing a plurality of media assets comprising:
- storing a plurality of media assets in a central repository comprising a plurality of databases at said central repository;
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- describing the media assets stored in said repository by establishing a centralized view of the contents of said central repository using a standard description scheme comprising a content element comprising information for accessing said media asset and a management element containing handling information required for the management of said media asset by a plurality of tools and processes independent of type.
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