File transfer system

• US 20050102372A1
• Filed: 11/12/2003
• Published: 05/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Betarbet, Sandeep
• Application Number:
  US10/706,396
• Publication Number:
  US 20050102372A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A file transfer system is provided that typically includes an originating file transfer host that includes a script server and an originating file transfer server. The script server typically receives a file and a script from a remote terminal, interprets the script, and transfers the script and the file to the originating file transfer server. The originating file transfer server receives the script and the file from the script server and transfers the file to a terminating file transfer server in accordance with the script. Methods and other systems are also provided.

Claims

1. A file transfer system, comprising:

an originating file transfer host, comprising;

a script server operable to receive a file and a script associated with the file from at least one remote terminal, interpret the script, and transfer the script and the file; and

an originating file transfer server operable to receive the script and the file from the script server and transfer the file to a terminating file transfer server in accordance with the script.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the originating file transfer server uses a Connect Direct software platform to communicate with a terminating file transfer server.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the terminating file transfer server is the transfer point from the originating file transfer server to a receiving computer.

4. The system of claim 1, the originating file transfer host further comprising:

a private connection bus operable to transmit information between the script server and the originating file transfer server.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the script server receives files and scripts from said at least one remote terminal via a Java application programming interface.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the Java application programming interface is operable to send files and scripts to a particular node of the host.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the script server is a C language software application on the host system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the originating file transfer host is operable to bypass an originating file transfer client associated with the originating file transfer server through using a private connection between the script server and the originating server enabling the host to substantially simultaneously transfer a plurality of files in accordance with a plurality of scripts.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein a transfer process is communicated from the script server to the originating file transfer server via the private connection.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a terminating file transfer host, comprising;

the terminating file transfer server operable to determine a user identification named in the script and copy the file; and

a home directory associated with the user identification operable to receive the file copy from the terminating file transfer server.

11. The system of claim 10, the terminating file transfer host further comprising:

an agent associated with the home directory, operable to identify a host name and a receive port of a computer associated with the home directory.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer associated with the home directory comprises a Java server script operable to monitor for communications on the receive port.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the agent is operable to remove the file from the home directory after transferring the file to the host name and receive port of the computer associated with the home directory.

14. A method of bulk file transfer, comprising the steps of:

receiving a script and at least one file associated with the script at a script server of a host;

communicating said at least one file to a originating file transfer server of a host; and

transferring said at least one file to a terminating file transfer server in accordance with the script associated with said at least one file.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the originating file transfer server uses a Connect Direct server to transfer said at least one file in accordance with the script associated with said at least one file.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the communicating occurs over a private connection between the script server and the originating file transfer server.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving said at least one file and the script from a remote terminal via a Java application programming interface at the remote terminal.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the Java application programming interface is operable to send files and scripts to a particular node of the host.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein script server is a C language application on the host.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

using a private connection to bypass an originating file transfer client associated with the originating file transfer server.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the private connection enables the originating file transfer client to send a plurality of files in accordance with a plurality of scripts substantially simultaneous.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising communicating a transfer process from the script server to the originating file transfer server via the private connection.

23. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining a user identification from the script; and

copying said at least one file to a home directory associated with the user identification.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

using an agent to identify a host name and a receive port at a computer associated with the home directory; and

transferring said at least one file to the host name and the receive port identified by the agent.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

monitoring for communications on the receive port at the computer associated with the home directory.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

removing said at least one file from the home directory after transferring said at least one file to the host name and receive port of the computer associated with the home directory.

27. A computer readable medium having a program for bulk file transfer, the program operable to perform the steps of:

receiving a script and at least one file associated with the script at a script server of a host;

communicating said at least one file to a originating file transfer server of a host; and

transferring said at least one file to a terminating file transfer server in accordance with the script associated with said at least one file.

28. The computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein the originating file transfer server uses a Connect Direct server to transfer said at least one file in accordance with the script associated with said at least one file.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein the communicating occurs over a private connection between the script server and the originating file transfer server.

30. The computer readable medium of claim 27, the program further operable to perform the step of receiving said at least one file and the script from a remote terminal via a Java application programming interface at the remote terminal.

31. The computer readable medium of claim 30, wherein the Java application programming interface is operable to send files and scripts to a particular node of the host.

32. The computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein script server is a C language application on the host.

33. The computer readable medium of claim 27, the program further operable to perform the step of:

using a private connection to bypass an originating file transfer client associated with the originating file transfer server.

34. The computer readable medium of claim 33, wherein the private connection enables the originating file transfer client to send a plurality of files in accordance with a plurality of scripts substantially simultaneous.

35. The computer readable medium of claim 34, the program further operable to perform the step of communicating a transfer process from the script server to the originating file transfer server via the private connection.

36. The computer readable medium of claim 27, the program further operable to perform the steps of:

determining a user identification from the script; and

copying said at least one file to a home directory associated with the user identification.

37. The computer readable medium of claim 36, the program further operable to perform the steps of:

using an agent to identify a host name and a receive port at a computer associated with the home directory; and

transferring said at least one file to the host name and the receive port identified by the agent.

38. The computer readable medium of claim 37, the program further operable to perform the step of:

monitoring for communications on the receive port at the computer associated with the home directory.

39. The computer readable medium of claim 38, the program further operable to perform the step of:

removing said at least one file from the home directory after transferring said at least one file to the host name and receive port of the computer associated with the home directory.