Systems and methods for manipulating and managing computer archive files
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1. A method for compressing a data file, said method including:
- providing a graphical user interface using a browser;
providing a .zip management application, wherein said .zip management application allows a user to compress a file for inclusion in a .zip archive using said graphical user interface;
identifying a data file to be compressed using said graphical user interface;
providing a plurality of user-selectable compression options; and
compressing said data file using one of said plurality of user-selectable compression options selected by a user.
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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, and 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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1. A method for compressing a data file, said method including:
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providing a graphical user interface using a browser;
providing a .zip management application, wherein said .zip management application allows a user to compress a file for inclusion in a .zip archive using said graphical user interface;
identifying a data file to be compressed using said graphical user interface;
providing a plurality of user-selectable compression options; and
compressing said data file using one of said plurality of user-selectable compression options selected by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing a plurality of compression options for use with a file, said method including:
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providing a graphical user interface using a browser; and
providing a .zip management application, wherein said .zip management application allows a user to compress a file for inclusion in a .zip archive using said graphical user interface, wherein said .zip management application provides a plurality of compression options for use with a file. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for determining a compression option for use in compressing a data file, said method including:
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identifying a data file using a compression management application;
determining a compression option to apply to said data file, wherein said compression option is determined from a plurality of compression options available at said compression management application.
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