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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1995
John P Lafer, Louisville, CO (US);
John E Faust, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael D Williams, Boulder, CO (US);
U.S. West Technologies, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for automatically managing multimedia assets for use in a multimedia application. The method includes the step of storing a plurality of multimedia asset data files in the system memory. Next, the method includes automatically categorizing the multimedia asset data files. The method further includes the step of storing identifying information associated with each multimedia asset data file. The method concludes with the step of generating a set of multimedia application asset files based on the steps of categorizing and storing. A system is also disclosed for implementing the steps of the method.