System and method for optimizing data uploading in a network based media sharing system

A method for optimizing uploading of digital assets from a client node to a central node in a digital asset sharing system comprising:

• tagging each of a plurality of digital assets residing at a client node with at least one of a plurality of keywords;
• sending an invitation including the plurality of keywords to each of a plurality of potential guests, wherein one or more of the plurality of potential guests selects at least one desired keyword from the plurality of keywords;
• providing responses to a central node identifying the at least one desired keyword selected by the one or more of the plurality of potential guests;
• processing the responses at the central node to form a list of desired keywords including the at least one desired keyword selected by the one or more of the plurality of potential guests;
• and
• requesting that ones of the plurality of digital assets tagged with at least one keyword from the list of desired keywords be provided from the client node to the central node.

A method of operating a central node for a digital asset sharing system comprising:

• receiving, by the central node, a list of keywords from a client node, wherein the list of keywords comprises a plurality of keywords and each of a plurality of digital assets residing at the client node are tagged with at least one of the plurality of keywords;
• receiving, by the central node, a request from the client node to send invitations to a plurality of potential guests;
• sending, by the central node, an invitation including the list of keywords to each of the plurality of potential guests, wherein one or more of the plurality of potential guests selects at least one desired keyword from the list of keywords;
• receiving, by the central node, responses identifying the at least one desired keyword selected by the one or more of the plurality of potential guests;
• processing the responses, by the central node, to form a list of desired keywords including the at least one desired keyword selected by the one or more of the potential guests;
• and
• requesting, by the central node, ones of the plurality of digital assets tagged with at least one keyword from the list of desired keywords from the client node.