Systems and methods for storing information to allow users to manage files
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1. A method for storing information to allow users to manage files, comprising:
- determining whether there is communication between a storage device and a first appliance;
determining whether the storage device has any information stored in it, if there is communication; and
generating the information, if there is no information stored on the storage device, the information comprising the type of an initial modification made to a file.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for storing information to allow users to manage files are provided. One method embodiment comprises determining whether there is communication between a storage device and a first appliance; determining whether the storage device has any information stored in it, if there is communication; and generating the information, if there is no information stored on the storage device, the information comprising the type of an initial modification made to a file.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for storing information to allow users to manage files, comprising:
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determining whether there is communication between a storage device and a first appliance;
determining whether the storage device has any information stored in it, if there is communication; and
generating the information, if there is no information stored on the storage device, the information comprising the type of an initial modification made to a file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for storing information to allow users to manage files, comprising:
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means for determining whether there is communication between a storage device and a first appliance;
means for determining whether the storage device has any information stored in it, if there is communication; and
means for generating the information, if there is no information stored on the storage device, the information comprising the type of an initial modification made to a file. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program for storing information to allow users to manage files stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising:
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logic configured to determine whether there is communication between a storage device and a first appliance;
logic configured to determine whether the storage device has any information stored in it, if there is communication; and
logic configured to generate the information, if there is no information stored on the storage device, the information comprising the type of an initial modification made to a file. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for storing information to allow users to manage files, comprising:
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a memory module configured to determine whether there is communication between a storage device and a first appliance;
a memory module configured to determine whether the storage device has any information stored in it, if there is communication; and
a memory module configured to generate the information, if there is no information stored on the storage device, the information comprising the type of an initial modification made to a file. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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