System and method for partial data compression and data transfer

• US 20030149793A1
• Filed: 10/25/2002
• Published: 08/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Netcordant Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Codekko Software, Inc.
• Inventors: Angel, Andre, Bannoura, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 7,484,007 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/247
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for partial data compression which comprises selecting a file to be compressed, creating a copy of the file, the copied file comprising at least one start point and at least one end point, compressing data within the start point and the end point, and creating a new file comprising the compressed data and uncompressed data.

Claims

1. A method for partial data compression, the method comprising:

selecting a file to be compressed;

creating a copy of the file, the copied file comprising at least one start point and at least one end point;

compressing data within the start point and the end point; and

creating a new file comprising the compressed data and uncompressed data.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting a location comprising the file to be compressed.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending the new file to a module.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising sending the new file to the module based on a request from the module.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising uncompressing the compressed data in the new file at the module.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising providing the uncompressed compressed data and the uncompressed data at the module.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the copied file comprises the uncompressed data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the copied file is temporarily stored.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the compressed data is static data.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the uncompressed data is dynamic data.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the new file is located in the location.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the new file is located in another location.

13. A method for partial data compression, the method comprising:

determining static data and dynamic data in a data file;

marking the static data;

compressing the marked static data via a compression algorithm;

creating a new data file comprising the dynamic data and the compressed static data; and

sending the new data file to a location of the data file.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing an identifier to the new data file.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising determining if the identifier exists when a request for the data file is received.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising providing the new data file, if the identifier exists when the request is received.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising providing the data file, if the identifier does not exist when the request is received, wherein the data file comprises uncompressed data.

18. The method of claim 13 further comprising selecting a compression algorithm to perform the compression.

19. The method of claim 13 further comprising dynamically marking the static data.

20. The method of claim 13 further comprising dynamically marking the dynamic data.

21. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing qualifiers related to the static data.

22. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing qualifiers related to the dynamic data.

23. The method of claim 13 further comprising marking the static data by a user.

24. A method for data transfer, the method comprising:

requesting a first data;

attaching an identifier to a response related to the request;

intercepting the response for the first data;

determining if a second data is available, the second data comprising compressed data and uncompressed data;

if the second data is available, requesting the second data associated with the identifier;

sending the second data;

receiving the second data; and

uncompressing the compressed data of the received second data.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising displaying the uncompressed compressed data and the uncompressed data.

26. The method of claim 25 further comprising displaying the uncompressed compressed data and the uncompressed data in an order similar to an order of the first data.

27. The method of claim 25 further comprising displaying the uncompressed compressed data and the uncompressed data in an order dissimilar to an order of the first data.

28. The method of claim 24 further comprising sending the first data if the second data is unavailable.

29. The method of claim 24 further comprising sending the first data if the identifier is not attached to the response.

30. The method of claim 24 further comprising sending tracking information if the second data is unavailable.

31. A method for file transfer, the method comprising:

marking static data in a data file, the data file additionally comprising uncompressed dynamic data;

compressing the marked static data;

creating a new data file comprising the compressed static data and the uncompressed dynamic data; and

providing an identifier to the new data file.

32. The method of claim 31 further comprising storing the new data file.

33. A method for file transfer, the method comprising:

marking static data in a data file;

compressing the marked static data;

creating a new data file comprising the compressed static data and uncompressed dynamic data from the data file;

requesting the data file;

attaching an identifier to a response;

redirecting the request to the new data file; and

sending the new data file.

34. A system for data compression, the system comprising:

a client comprising a client data; and

a server comprising a compressor data, wherein the client is operably coupled to the server;

wherein the server further comprises information regarding data file types able to be compressed by the compressor data;

wherein the compressor data selects a data file to compress and to identify data within the data file to be compressed, wherein the selected data file to compress is one of the data file types;

wherein the compressor data compresses the identified data; and

wherein the compressor data creates a new data file comprising the compressed identified data and uncompressed data from the data file.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the compressor data selects a directory to compress, the directory comprising a plurality of data files.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the compressor data selects a folder to compress, the folder comprising a plurality of data files.

37. The system of claim 34, wherein the client can perform functionality of the server.

38. The system of claim 34, wherein the server can perform functionality of the client.

39. A system for data transfer, the system comprising:

a client comprising storage and a client data; and

a server comprising a compressor data and information regarding data file types that have been compressed by the compressor data, wherein the client is operably coupled to the server;

wherein the client data intercepts a response for a requested data file stored on the server;

if the requested information includes an identifier, requesting, by the client data, a compressed version of the data file, wherein the data file is one of the data file types that have been compressed;

wherein the client data;

sends the compressed version of the file to the storage;

uncompresses the compressed version;

stores the uncompressed version in the storage; and

instructs the client to access the stored uncompressed version.

40. A system for data transfer, the system comprising:

a client comprising;

software adapted to display data;

storage; and

a client data; and

a server comprising a compressor data and information regarding data file types that have been partially compressed by the compressor data, wherein the client is operably coupled to the server;

wherein the client data intercepts a response for a requested data file stored on the server;

if the requested information includes an identifier, requesting, by the client data, a partially compressed version of the data file, wherein the data file is one of the data file types that have been partially compressed;

wherein the partially compressed version of the file is;

sent to the storage;

accessed from the memory; and

uncompressed by the client data;

wherein the uncompressed version of the file is;

sent to the storage; and

wherein the software;

accesses the uncompressed version of the file in the storage.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein the accessed uncompressed version of the file in the storage is displayed via the software.

42. The system of claim 40, wherein the accessed uncompressed version of the file in the storage is transmittable to an electronic device.