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Intelligent retrieval of digital assets

US8166038B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 11, 2009
Grant dateApr 24, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 7, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/907
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique enables intelligent retrieval of digital assets. The technique involves gathering metadata based on a scan of the digital assets. The gathered metadata includes metadata entries, each metadata entry identifying a particular digital asset and a particular set of digital asset properties of that particular digital asset. The technique further involves storing the digital assets in encrypted form within a digital asset repository of the electronic system after gathering the metadata, and updating a metadata database of the electronic system based on the metadata entries, the metadata database being distinct from the digital asset repository. Accordingly, while the digital assets are stored in the digital asset repository in encrypted form, specific digital assets within the digital asset repository are identifiable in response to a database search of the metadata database since the database search is able to use digital asset properties as searching criteria.

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