SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND EXECUTING FILES
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1. A file comprising:
- an executable program;
a parameter for use by the executable program in subsequent operation; and
an identifier comprising at least a first attribute computed from the executable program but not from the parameter, the first attribute facilitating subsequent detection of changes to the executable program but not facilitating detection of changes to the parameter.
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to systems and methods for creating and executing files. In one embodiment, the file includes an executable program, a parameter for use by the executable program in subsequent operation, and an identifier that includes at least a first attribute computed from the executable program but not from the parameter. The first attribute is for facilitating subsequent detection of changes to the executable program but not for facilitating detection of changes to the parameter.
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41 Claims
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1. A file comprising:
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an executable program; a parameter for use by the executable program in subsequent operation; and an identifier comprising at least a first attribute computed from the executable program but not from the parameter, the first attribute facilitating subsequent detection of changes to the executable program but not facilitating detection of changes to the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for creating a program file, the method comprising:
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associating, with an executable program, a parameter for use by the executable program in subsequent operation; and computing, from the executable program but not from the parameter, a first attribute for an identifier, the first attribute facilitating subsequent detection of changes to the executable program but not facilitating detection of changes to the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for executing a file, the method comprising:
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reading a first attribute of an identifier associated with a file; reading an executable program from the file; computing a second attribute from the executable program; comparing the first attribute and the second attribute; executing the executable program when the first attribute and the second attribute match; and while executing the executable program, utilizing at least one parameter from the file, wherein the first attribute and the second attribute are computed from the executable program but not from the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for creating a program file, the system comprising:
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a modification module configured to associate, with an executable program, a parameter for use by the executable program in subsequent operation; and a file generation module configured to compute, from the executable program but not from the parameter, a first attribute for an identifier, the first attribute facilitating subsequent detection of changes to the executable program but not facilitating detection of changes to the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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