Patent ID: 6321231
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A data management system comprising:an electronic storage facility for providing storage for digital assets of a plurality of unrelated asset provider users, at least some of the digital assets stored in the electronic storage facility including first sets of data each having a first bandwidth communication requirement and second sets of data each representative of an associated one of the first sets of data and having a second bandwidth communication requirement less than the first bandwidth communication requirement, the electronic storage facility storing the digital assets of a first one of the asset provider users such that the digital assets of the first asset provider user can only be accessed by authorized users identified by the first asset provider and such that the digital assets of the first asset provider user are transparent to users that are not authorized by the first asset provider user;means for allowing an authorized user identified by the first asset provider to download a particular second set of data from the storing means to a first location;means for accepting a work order from the authorized user at the first location wherein the work order identifies a second location as an intended destination of the work order, identifies the particular second set of data, and further includes data developed outside the system;job order development means responsive to the accepting means for developing a job order including both (a) the first set of data associated with the particular second set of data and (b) the data developed outside the system; andmeans for electronically routing the job order to the second location.