System and method for providing a digital media supply chain operation system and suite of applications
The present invention is directed to an intelligent media router (IMR) for processing media that has been either natively created as data or has been digitized from another source. The IMR comprises a plurality of modules or engines that are interconnected in a trusted manner. The IMR can be utilized by an end-to-end system having an encoder, a system server, and a plurality of end clients. In addition, an IMR can be developed to be utilized with an integrated system to allow third party imaging systems and software to interface with the IMR. In addition, the IMR modules are designed to be able to communicate with other IMR modules in a trusted relationship. This trusted communication between the IMR modules shares digitized (data) media and routes, rights, and profiles within the IMR. The IMR looks at digitized (data) media at the digital media object (DMO) level and can perform route functions on a set of, or all DMOs that are sourced to or within the IMR.
1. A system for connecting disparate information manufacturers with disparate information distributors, the system comprising:
an encoder for converting data from a first information form to data having an essence data portion and a metadata portion;
a system server coupled with said encoder, said system server providing a plurality of common services for the system;
a share server coupled with said system server, said share server having a plurality of communication protocols and a plurality of software development kits (SDKs);
an intelligent media router (IMR) coupled with said share server, said IMR having a plurality of modules interconnected in a trusted relationship, said plurality of modules providing a plurality of routing functions for the system;
an integrate interface coupled with said encoder, said integrate interface remotely providing one or more remote inputs from one or more third party imaging input systems; and
an output interface coupled with said encoder, said output interface remotely providing one or more IMR outputs to one or more third party imaging output systems;
wherein said plurality of communication protocols and said SDKs of said share server allows said third party imaging input and output systems to remotely utilize said plurality of modules of said IMR, a first module of said IMR tags said metadata portion of said data with metadata for routing said data, a second module of said IMR directs the data for distribution by information distributors based on said tagged metadata, and a third module of said IMR converts said data into a second information form acceptable for distribution by the information distributors.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said IMR reviews said data to determine the format of said second information form to be created out of said data.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said IMR reviews said data to identify a global unique identifier (GUID) of said data.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said data is a digital media object (DMO).
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an end client coupled with said system server;
wherein said second information form is viewed on said end client.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of end clients coupled with said system server, said plurality of end clients comprising a remote player client for viewing and manipulating said second information form, a portable and light-weight viewer only client for only viewing said second information form, an HTML client for interfacing said second information form via the Internet, a legacy client for interfacing said second information form via a legacy system, and a set-top box client for interfacing said second information form via a television.