Patent ID: 8543550
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions that responsive to execution on a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising: determining an investment value of a media file that is representative, in part, of investment in editing the media file, the investment value determined by recording interaction with the media file and ascertaining a frequency and a complexity of editing operations performed on the media file, the complexity based, in part, on how many different types of editing operations are performed on the media file; determining a uniqueness value of the media file by determining a probability that the media file is irreplaceable based, in part, on at least one of a type of original source media file and distribution actions performed with the media file; assigning an archival priority to the media file based on a comparison of the media file to an additional media file, the archival priority assigned to the media file being higher than an archival priority of the additional media file if the investment value and uniqueness value of the media file are higher than an investment value and uniqueness value of the additional media file; and storing the media file in an archival storage device if the archival storage device has space to accommodate the media file, a replication count indicating a combined safety level of one or more storage devices storing the media file is below a predetermined threshold, and the media file has a higher archival priority than the additional media file.