DISTRIBUTED VIDEO CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND SHARING SYSTEMS

摘要

The present invention relates to a system which enables cooperative rich media content management, sharing, and publishing across a distributed set o f Web sites, Web servers, and media servers based on control information in an online database. Media files are housed on any number of heterogeneous me dia repositories. The system of the present invention is used for managing, sharing, and publishing rich media content including video, images, animatio ns, audio, etc. Authorized viewers access media files through dynamically ge nerated content and media links embedded on Web sites. Content administrator s publish media entries to any number of such distributed Web sites, and can set viewer permissions for individual video entries when published on speci fic W.tau.eb sites. Content administrators can also dynamically establish me dia sharing and access relationships.