System and method for splitting an image across multiple computer readable media
First Claim
1. A software tool which splits a source image each having a plurality of files into two or more image pieces each having at least two of the plurality of files, each of the image pieces fitting onto a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, said software tool comprising:
- a selecting tool responsive to user input for designating certain of the plurality of files of the source image to be included in a first image piece and for designating remaining files of the plurality of files of the source image to be included in a second image piece wherein the second image piece is independent from the first image piece so that each of the first and second image pieces is configured to be modified, updated, viewed, read or restored independently of the other image piece and without reassembly of the first and second image pieces;
a splitting tool which groups the designated files into their corresponding image piece; and
a chaining tool which labels each of the image pieces.
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Abstract
A software tool and method in which a source image is split into and spans across two or more image pieces having a data structure which fits onto a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image. Also, software tool and method which combines two or more image pieces of a source image on a destination medium into a re-combined image having a data structure corresponding to the source image.
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1. A software tool which splits a source image each having a plurality of files into two or more image pieces each having at least two of the plurality of files, each of the image pieces fitting onto a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, said software tool comprising:
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a selecting tool responsive to user input for designating certain of the plurality of files of the source image to be included in a first image piece and for designating remaining files of the plurality of files of the source image to be included in a second image piece wherein the second image piece is independent from the first image piece so that each of the first and second image pieces is configured to be modified, updated, viewed, read or restored independently of the other image piece and without reassembly of the first and second image pieces;
a splitting tool which groups the designated files into their corresponding image piece; and
a chaining tool which labels each of the image pieces. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 37)
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13. A method of splitting a source image into two or more image pieces each having a plurality of files, each of the image pieces fitting onto a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, said method comprising:
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designating which files of the source image to be included in each image piece so that a particular image piece includes all the files which would be required by an application so that the particular image piece is capable of initiating operation of the application on a computer independent of the computer accessing the other image pieces of the source image; and
grouping the designated files into their corresponding image pieces. - View Dependent Claims (14, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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35. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a first image piece of a software image which first image piece can be combined with one or more other image pieces of the software image into a combined image which corresponds to the software image, comprising:
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an image of descriptive data of the software image including a unique header for each of the image pieces and a metadata file for each of the image pieces; and
an image of file data of the software image. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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