System and method for invoking WebDAV methods via non-WebDAV communication protocols
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1. A method for invoking a WebDAV method via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV methods, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a WebDAV method via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV; and
responsive to receiving said request, invoking the requested WebDAV method.
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Abstract
A method for invoking a WebDAV method via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV methods is provided. The method comprises receiving a request for a WebDAV method via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV. The method further comprises invoking the requested WebDAV method, responsive to receiving the request.
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1. A method for invoking a WebDAV method via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV methods, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a WebDAV method via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV; and
responsive to receiving said request, invoking the requested WebDAV method. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for invoking a WebDAV method via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a request for a WebDAV method from a client via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV; and
means for invoking the requested WebDAV method responsive to a received request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bridge for enabling invocation of a WebDAV method via a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV methods, the bridge comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive a request for a WebDAV method from a client via a communication protocol selected from the group consisting of;
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP);
an input handler operable to translate a received request from any of any said communication protocol to a canonical format; and
a request executor operable to translate a canonically formatted request to a WebDAV protocol request for invoking a requested WebDAV method. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. Computer-executable software code stored to a computer-readable medium, said computer-executable software code comprising:
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code for translating a request for a WebDAV method from a communication protocol that does not natively support WebDAV methods to a WebDAV protocol; and
code for invoking the requested WebDAV method via said WebDAV protocol. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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