System, Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Content Selection in a Network Environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an instruction for performance of a function with respect to a particular file;
examining file association data associated with the particular file to determine whether one or more related files, each of which is a version of the particular file, exist at another location in a network;
selecting one of the one or more related files as a selected file; and
instructing performance of the function with respect to the selected file.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing content selection in a network environment may include a processing element, a querying element and a selection element. The processing element may be configured to receive an instruction for performance of a function with respect to a particular file. The querying element may be configured to examine file association data associated with the particular file to determine whether one or more related files, each of which is a version of the particular file, exist at another location in a network. The selection element may be configured to select one of the one or more related files as a selected file. The processing element may be in communication with the querying and selection elements and may be further configured to instruct performance of the function with respect to the selected file.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an instruction for performance of a function with respect to a particular file; examining file association data associated with the particular file to determine whether one or more related files, each of which is a version of the particular file, exist at another location in a network; selecting one of the one or more related files as a selected file; and instructing performance of the function with respect to the selected file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for receiving an instruction for performance of a function with respect to a particular file; a second executable portion for examining file association data associated with the particular file to determine whether one or more related files, each of which is a version of the particular file, exist at another location in a network; a third executable portion for selecting one of the one or more related files as a selected file; and a fourth executable portion for instructing performance of the function with respect to the selected file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a processing element configured to receive an instruction for performance of a function with respect to a particular file; a querying element configured to examine file association data associated with the particular file to determine whether one or more related files, each of which is a version of the particular file, exist at another location in a network; and a selection element configured to select one of the one or more related files as a selected file, wherein the processing element is in communication with the querying and selection elements and is further configured to instruct performance of the function with respect to the selected file. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an instruction for performance of a function with respect to a particular file; means for examining file association data associated with the particular file to determine whether one or more related files, each of which is a version of the particular file, exist at another location in a network; means for selecting one of the one or more related files as a selected file; and means for instructing performance of the function with respect to the selected file. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A system comprising:
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a first device configured to store a file; a second device configured to perform a function with respect to the file; and a control element in communication with both the first and second devices, the control element comprising; a processing element configured to receive an instruction for performance of a function with respect to a particular file at the second device; a querying element configured to examine file association data associated with the particular file to determine whether one or more related files, each of which is a version of the particular file, exist at the first device; and a selection element configured to select one of the one or more related files as a selected file, wherein the processing element is further configured to instruct performance of the function with respect to the selected file. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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