Method of enabling an application to access files stored on a removable storage medium
First Claim
1. A method of enabling an application, running on an operating system with a first directory hierarchy, to access files stored on a removable storage medium, in which the following steps occur:
- (a) the application sends a file request with a path that conforms to the first directory hierarchy; and
(b) the file system starts a search for the file from a location within the second directory hierarchy that is different from the start location defined by the file request.
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Abstract
Symbian OS applications assume a directory structure that has been defined by Symbian and defines a standard set of directories starting from the root of a drive. This is not compatible with the Memory Stick standard. The method presented provides applications with a drive that appears to be a standard Symbian drive but actually transparently maps to a safe area on the Memory Stick. It is also possible to access special Memory Stick defined root directories (e.g. for pictures and audio) and to map these directories to standard Symbian-style directories.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of enabling an application, running on an operating system with a first directory hierarchy, to access files stored on a removable storage medium, in which the following steps occur:
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(a) the application sends a file request with a path that conforms to the first directory hierarchy; and
(b) the file system starts a search for the file from a location within the second directory hierarchy that is different from the start location defined by the file request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable computing device programmed to enable an application running on it to access files stored on a storage medium, in which the application sends a file request with a path that conforms to a directory hierarchy used by the device operating system, the device being further programmed to search for the path in the file request starting from a location within a second directory hierarchy used by the storage medium, the second directory hierarchy being incompatible with the first.
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