System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
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1. A system for managing and manipulating computer archive files comprising:
- a user interface integrated with Microsoft Windows Explorer interfacing to a central directory;
an file manager including the central directory interfacing with archive files and data object files;
a compression/extraction engine interfacing with the file manager for compressing, extracting, encrypting and decrypting archive files and data object files.
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Abstract
A computer program for managing and manipulating archive zip files of a computer. The program includes a system and method for opening, creating, modifying, and extracting zip archive files. The program is fully integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer and is accessed via Explorer menus, toolbars, and/or drag and drop operations. An important feature of the program is the archive manager which may be used to open a zip file, create a new zip file, extract zip files, modify zip files, etc. The program is integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer using the shell name space extension application program interface developed by Microsoft.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for managing and manipulating computer archive files comprising:
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a user interface integrated with Microsoft Windows Explorer interfacing to a central directory;
an file manager including the central directory interfacing with archive files and data object files;
a compression/extraction engine interfacing with the file manager for compressing, extracting, encrypting and decrypting archive files and data object files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of managing and manipulating computer archive files, the method comprising the steps of:
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integrating a software utility program into Microsoft Windows Explorer; and
accessing the software utility program to manage and manipulate compressed archive files stored in computer memory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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