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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Linda C. Blomstedt, Bristol, NH (US);
Michael S. Schwartz, Belmont, MA (US);
Charles E. Parry, Andover, MA (US);
Anne C. Rourke, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Louis J. Sakey, Woburn, MA (US);
Wendy Swanbeck, North Chelmsford, MA (US);
James O. Schreckengast, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Linda C. Blomstedt, Bristol, NH (US);
Michael S. Schwartz, Belmont, MA (US);
Charles E. Parry, Andover, MA (US);
Anne C. Rourke, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Louis J. Sakey, Woburn, MA (US);
Wendy Swanbeck, North Chelmsford, MA (US);
James O. Schreckengast, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for managing distributed digital assets and related metadata in a network, including several interconnected nodes, each of the interconnected nodes providing accessibility to the distributed digital assets via user controlled stores and caching subsystems such that the management of the assets and related metadata is based on predetermined criteria. Each node includes a caching subsystem, a metadata store, a controller, a user-controlled asset component, and a networking subsystem for communication between each of the nodes. The interconnected nodes provide support for platform operation of client applications.