COPYING AND UPDATING FILES
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1. A method of updating file information comprising:
- a. receiving at a plurality of destinations a binary stream of source file information from a source file located at an updated source file address, wherein each of the plurality of destinations has a destination address and metadata identifying a destination file name;
b. updating a destination file at each of the plurality of destinations with the received source file information, the destination file having a metadata field identifying an original address of the source file; and
c. updating the metadata field to include the updated source file address of the source file.
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Abstract
Copied and source files are tracked so that authors of these documents can selectively update these files. Stale copied files can be eliminated. A control is provided to mediate copying of files among servers that have differing security policies. Metadata of a file being copied is downloaded from a server to the control and the control uploads the metadata of the file to one or more servers. A relationship between copied files and source files are memorialized whether or not copied files reside in different namespaces from the namespace of the source files.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of updating file information comprising:
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a. receiving at a plurality of destinations a binary stream of source file information from a source file located at an updated source file address, wherein each of the plurality of destinations has a destination address and metadata identifying a destination file name; b. updating a destination file at each of the plurality of destinations with the received source file information, the destination file having a metadata field identifying an original address of the source file; and c. updating the metadata field to include the updated source file address of the source file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for updating files comprising:
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a. one or more servers configured to; i. receive a request to transmit source file information from a source file having a source file address to a plurality of destinations, each of which has a destination address and metadata identifying a destination file name, wherein the request identifies the destination file name; and ii. transmit the source file information from the source file having the source file address to the plurality of destinations; and b. one or more clients corresponding to the plurality of destinations and configured to store the source file information at a destination file using the destination file name, wherein the destination file comprises metadata identifying the source file address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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a. streaming a source file from an updated source file address to a plurality of destinations; b. receiving a request to access the source file, the request originating from at least one of the plurality of destinations and identifying the updated source file address; and c. responding to the request by the at least one of the plurality of destinations. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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