Cloud Migration via Pre-populated Digital Asset Entitlements
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of migrating digital assets from one system to another is complex and inefficient, often requiring users to locate installation files and license keys, which can be time-consuming and prone to errors, especially when dealing with large data transfers.
Innovation Solution
An automated, cloud-based system that uses personalization agents on source and target systems to transfer digital assets by generating equivalent assets and entitlements, eliminating the need for manual file uploads and license key retrieval, utilizing a digital asset entitlement system to manage and migrate digital assets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual file transfer and license key retrieval methods are used, then users can migrate digital assets, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-populates the cloud backup system with installation files and license key information before the migration process begins. The cloud system stores these assets in advance, so when migration is initiated, the files are already available for immediate transfer, eliminating the time users would otherwise spend locating and uploading these files manually.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud-based intermediary system that acts as a bridge between the source and target systems. This cloud system stores pre-populated installation files and license information, facilitating the migration process without requiring direct user intervention to locate and transfer these assets manually.
2Speed
If users manually upload large amounts of data online, then migration can be completed, but upload speeds are significantly slower than download speeds
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-populates the cloud backup with installation files before migration begins. This means the files are already in the cloud system in advance, eliminating the need for slow online uploads during the migration process. The pre-populated files can be quickly transferred to the new system without being constrained by slow upload speeds.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of uploading files from the local system to the cloud during migration, the system reverses the flow by having the cloud system provide pre-stored files directly to the target system. This inversion eliminates the bottleneck of slow upload speeds that plague traditional online migration methods.
3Productivity
If automated cloud-based migration with pre-population is used, then migration speed improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a cloud-based intermediary system that manages the complexity of automated migration. This intermediary handles file storage, license management, and transfer coordination, shielding users from the underlying complexity while delivering efficient migration services.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated migration system operates with minimal user intervention. The cloud system automatically manages file transfers, license key distribution, and system configuration, allowing the migration process to serve itself without requiring users to navigate complex procedures or manually coordinate multiple steps.
4Ease of operation
If online-driven migration is implemented, then some issues are addressed, but it requires massive data uploads that take days
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary population of the cloud backup with installation files and license information before the migration process is initiated. This pre-population step ensures that all necessary files are already in the cloud system, ready for rapid transfer, thereby eliminating the time-consuming massive data upload that would otherwise be required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the installation files and license information from the manual process and pre-loads them into the cloud system. By taking these essential files out of the user's local system and storing them in advance in the cloud, the system eliminates the need for users to upload massive amounts of data during migration, dramatically reducing the time required.
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AI summary
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing automated, cloud-based migrations of entitled digital assets. A set of entitlement data corresponding to a set of digital assets installed on a first system is processed with a set of digital asset source data to generate an equivalent set of digital assets. A first identifier associated with the source system is then cross-referenced to a second identifier associated with a target system. The second identifier and the set of entitlement data are processed to generate a second set of digital asset entitlements entitling the target system to use the set of equivalent digital assets. A migration request and the second identifier are then processed to provide the set of equivalent digital assets to the target system.