Data structure and method for creating and storing a file
First Claim
1. Storage medium on which a data structure is stored, the data structure comprising:
- a number of files stored on the storage medium, the files each including a file header and a file body, the file header of a respective file including general information with respect to the respective content of the respective file body of the respective file, and the file header of a respective first file additionally including context information with respect to at least one further file, the file body of which exhibits a material reference to the content of the file body of the respective first file, the context information including information on the content of the file body of the respective further file.
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Abstract
A data structure is for storing data including a number of files which each have a file header and a file body. The file header of a respective file contains general information with respect to the respective content of the respective file body of the respective file. Further, the file header of a respective first file additionally contains context information with respect to at least one further file, the file body of which exhibits a material reference to the content of the file body of the respective first file. The file structure and a method are proposed for creating and storing a file which allow an observer to determine in a particularly simple manner the volume and content of the information relevant for the file.
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21 Claims
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1. Storage medium on which a data structure is stored, the data structure comprising:
a number of files stored on the storage medium, the files each including a file header and a file body, the file header of a respective file including general information with respect to the respective content of the respective file body of the respective file, and the file header of a respective first file additionally including context information with respect to at least one further file, the file body of which exhibits a material reference to the content of the file body of the respective first file, the context information including information on the content of the file body of the respective further file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 16)
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6. A method for creating and storing a file, the method comprising:
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generating a file body including data to be stored in the file;
generating a file header including general information with respect to the respective content of the respective file body of the respective file;
storing the file body together with the file header in the file;
automatically detecting at least one access to a file body of at least one further file during at least one of the generation and modification of the file body of the file; and
automatically storing the detected accesses as context information in the file header of the file, the context information including information on the content of the file body of the respective further file. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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