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HIERARCHICAL STORAGE

  • US 20070179961A1
  • Filed: 02/26/2007
  • Published: 08/02/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A multi-level, hierarchical information configuration data storage system employing a markup language linked to a corresponding file system comprising:

  • a file system based configuration data repository including, at least one first level folder, represented by a first selected directory area of the file system, for storing at least first and second data sets inclusive of configuration information for an associated document imaging device, at least one first level markup based data file stored within the at least one first level folder, the first level markup based data file being linked to the first selected directory area and comprising information relative to at least a portion of the first data set, at least one second level folder, represented by a second selected directory area of the file system, stored within the at least one first level folder for storing information relative to the second data set, and at least one second level markup based data file stored within the at least one second level folder, the second level markup based data file being linked to the second selected directory area and comprising information relative to at least a portion of the second data set; and

    an interface communicatively coupled to the repository for handling communications with the repository, the interface including, means adapted for outputting the configuration information from the file system to a data format compatible with one of a plurality of different operating systems, means adapted for selectively locking at least one selected directory area during a modification of a data set corresponding thereto, and means adapted for communicating output configuration information to a selected one of a plurality of different operating system environments, including an operating system employing hierarchical configuration information storage and an operating system including non-hierarchical configuration information storage.

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