System and method for providing caching and pre-fetch of assets/media

摘要

A system and method for routing and delivering pre-fetched assets/media, such as a digital image, is provided. The present invention is directed to a system that allows for two digital images to be pre-fetched or otherwise transferred concurrently from two separate source devices to virtually expand the bandwidth and increase the efficiency of the transfer. The system also allows image enhancements to be made in a distributed manner either by a source or destination device, or by both. The invention further provides a method of efficiently delivering multiple versions of a single image to a destination device. An asset ranking system is also provided that takes into consideration the frequency at which the digital image is accessed and the number of source devices that that the digital image is stored within.

主权项

1. A method programmed for execution in a computing environment for improved distribution of digital images between different computing devices and a registration server, wherein the registration server is configured for providing user registration and authentication, storing user lists, asset lists and asset characteristics, and wherein the different computing devices are in communication with the registration server through a network, the method comprising:
providing a first computing device including a memory, wherein a first digital image and a third digital image is stored in the memory of the first computing device; providing a second computing device including a memory, wherein a second digital image is stored in the memory of the second computing device; providing the ability to receive or generate an instruction to transfer the first and second images to the registration server; determining that the first and second digital images are stored in the memory of the first computing device and the second computing device, respectively; concurrently transferring the first digital image from the first computing device to the registration server and transferring the second digital image from the second computing device to the registration server; and transferring the third digital image from the first computing device to the registration server after the first digital image is transferred to the registration server and while the second digital image is still being transferred to the registration server, wherein when the first and second digital images are the same image, the method further including consolidating and synchronizing metadata related to the first and second digital images across each of the first computing device, the second computing device, and the registration server.