Patent ID: 9497062
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method of managing a plurality of digital assets stored in a computer system comprising at least a first computer, each of the plurality of digital assets accessible via a corresponding identifier generated based on at least a portion of the contents of the digital asset, the plurality of digital assets comprising a first digital asset, the first digital asset comprising encrypted data and having associated metadata, wherein the first digital asset is stored in an encrypted format, the method comprising acts of: (A) creating a first descriptor file that comprises at least some of the metadata associated with the first digital asset, including the corresponding identifier of the first digital asset, and at least one searchable keyword that describes the encrypted data of the first digital asset; and (B) storing the first descriptor file on the computer system, wherein the first descriptor file is accessible as one of the plurality of digital assets via a corresponding identifier for the first descriptor file generated based on at least a portion of the contents of the first descriptor file, and wherein the first descriptor file is stored in an unencrypted format; and (C) creating the corresponding identifier for the first descriptor file, the corresponding identifier being a unique identifier comprising information that identifies the first descriptor file as belonging to a class of digital assets that comprise metadata relating to other digital assets.