Method, a computer system, a computer readable medium and a document management system for repairing references of files

• US 20100023526A1
• Filed: 07/24/2008
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: M-Files Oy
• Original Assignee: Motive Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Nivala, Antti
• Granted Patent: US 8,645,436 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: N/A
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/16 File or folder operations, e.g. details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems

Abstract

The invention relates to a method, a computer system, a computer readable medium and a document management system for repairing references of files. The computer system comprises a first location and a second location and one or more files stored in the first location. A command is received to transfer at least one file from the first location to the second location the at least one file referring to at least one other file. The at least one file and the at least one other file being referred to are transferred into the second location, and information on original locations of the transferred files is stored into the second location. After the transfer, one or more references appearing in the at least one file are automatically repaired by utilizing the information on the original locations of the transferred files.

Claims

1. A method for a computer system having a first location and a second location and one or more files stored in said first location, said method comprising

receiving a command to transfer at least one file from the first location to the second location, said at least one file referring to at least one other file;

transferring said at least one file and said at least one other file being referred to into the second location, and storing information on original locations of said transferred files to the second location, and after the transfer;

automatically repairing one or more references appearing in said at least one file by utilizing the information on the original locations of the transferred files.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising opening a file by an application during which the references are automatically repaired.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising delivering said at least one file to a repairing program for repairing the references.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one file and said at least one other file are transferred within the same transfer operation.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one file and said at least one other file are transferred as separate transfer operations.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information relating to the original locations of the transferred files is stored into metadata of said transferred files in the second location.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information relating to the original locations of the transferred files is stored in a list in the second location.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer of files and the repairing of references are performed as independent operations.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first location is a hard disk or a network drive.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second location is a document management system.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the document management system comprises virtual folders for showing files.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one other file being referred to is located, before the transfer, in a location different from the first location.

13. A computer system, comprising a first location and a second location, and one or more files stored in said first location,

said computer system further comprising receiving means configured to receive a command to transfer at least one file from the first location to the second location, said at least one file referring to at least one other file, wherein

as a response to said command, said computer system is configured to transfer said at least one file and said at least one other file being referred to into the second location, and to store information on original locations of said transferred files to the second location, after which the system is configured

to automatically repair one or more references appearing in said at least one file by utilizing the information on the original locations of the transferred files.

14. The computer system according to claim 13, comprising an auxiliary element operating with an opening application, said opening application being configured to open a file, in connection to which the auxiliary element is configured to repair the references automatically.

15. The computer system according to claim 13, comprising a repairing program being configured to repair the references when executed by a processor.

16. The computer system according to claim 13, being configured to store the information on the original locations of the transferred files into metadata of said transferred files in the second location.

17. The computer system according to claim 13, being configured to store the information on the original locations of the transferred files to a list in the second location.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein the first location is a hard disk or a network drive.

19. The system according to claim 13, wherein the second location is a document management system.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the document management system comprises virtual folders for showing files.

21. The system according to claim 13, wherein said at least one other file being referred to is located, before the transfer, in a location different from the first location.

22. A computer readable medium comprising computer program instructions stored thereon, wherein said instructions when executed are for

receiving a command to transfer of at least one file from a first location to a second location, said at least one file referring to at least one other file;

transferring said at least one file and said at least one other file being referred to into the second location, and storing information on original locations of said transferred files to the second location, and after the transfer; and

automatically repairing one or more references appearing in said at least one file by utilizing the information on the original locations of the transferred files.

23. A document management system comprising

receiving means configured to receive a notification of an intended transfer of at least one file from a first location to the said document management system, said at least one file referring to at least one other file;

wherein

as a response to said notification, said document management system is configured to receive said at least one file and said at least one other file being referred to, and to store information on the original locations of said transferred files; and

wherein

said document management system comprises means configured to automatically repair references appearing in said at least one file by utilizing the information on the original locations of the transferred files.

24. The document management system according to claim 23, comprising an auxiliary element operating with an opening application, said opening application being configured to open a file, in connection to which the auxiliary element is configured to repair the references automatically.

25. The document management system according to claim 23, being configured to store the information on the original locations of the transferred files into metadata of said transferred files.

26. The document management system according to claim 23, being configured to store the information on the original locations of the transferred files to a list in said document management system.

27. The document management system according to claim 23, comprising virtual folders for showing files.