Combined image views and methods of creating images
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a first image of a data structure of a first software which first image can be combined with one or more other images having the same data structure into a combined image so that the first image and/or any of the one or more other images of the combined image can each be re-created by imaging from the combined image, comprising:
- an image of descriptive data of the first software; and
an image of file data of the first software.
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Abstract
A first image of a first software which can be combined with other images of other software such that any one or more of the images can be restored from the combined image, and methods relating thereto. The method of making the combined image comprises creating a first image from a first software, creating a second image from the second software, and combining the first image and the second image into the combined image. Each image includes first descriptive data (metadata) corresponding to descriptive data of its software and includes file data corresponding to file data of its software.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a first image of a data structure of a first software which first image can be combined with one or more other images having the same data structure into a combined image so that the first image and/or any of the one or more other images of the combined image can each be re-created by imaging from the combined image, comprising:
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an image of descriptive data of the first software; and
an image of file data of the first software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer implemented method executing on a computer of converting a first software into a first image having a data structure which can be combined with one or more other images having the same data structure to form a combined image from which the first image and/or any one or more of the other images of the combined image can each be re-created by imaging from the combined image, comprising:
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generating metadata of the first image;
generating a hash list of the first image;
reading each file data of the first software;
generating a hash for each file data of the first software; and
adding each file data to the first image and updating the metadata and the hash list of the first image if the hash for each file data is not in the hash list. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A combined image including a first image of a first software and including a second image of a second software, said combined image comprising:
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a header of the combined image;
a first metadata of the first image;
a second metadata of the second image;
a first file data of file data of the first image and not of the second image;
a second file data of file data of the second image and not of the first image;
a common file data of file data of both the first image and the second image; and
a signature of the combined image whereby the first image and/or the second image can be imaged from said combined image and whereby the size of the combined image is less than the total size of the first image and the second image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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