APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRANSFERRING AN ELECTRONIC FILE
First Claim
1. A method for transferring at least one electronic file from a first location, the method comprising:
- selecting or receiving selection of the at least one electronic file;
transferring the at least one electronic file from the first location to a second location that is remote from the first location;
generating at least one pointer associated with the at least one electronic file and the second location;
including the at least one pointer in a displayable reference electronic file; and
transferring the reference electronic file including the at least one pointer to a display location for display of the reference electronic file at the display location, the reference electronic file being displayed to enable a user located at the display location to locate the at least one electronic file at the second location based upon the at least one pointer,wherein at least one of generating at least one pointer or including the at least one pointer in a displayable electronic reference file is performed by processor configured to at least one of generate at least one pointer or include the at least one pointer in a displayable electronic reference file.
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Abstract
A system for providing products to a customer operates with an open purchase order having an acceptable inventory range bounded by a lower and an upper limit for each product supplied to the customer. The system includes a storage unit, a first processing unit that maintains a product inventory count, and a second processing unit that monitors the product inventory count. A system for transferring electronic files includes a first processing unit that stores and transfers the electronic file, generates a pointer associated with the transferred electronic file, generates a reference electronic file and thereafter includes the pointer in the reference electronic file. A second processing unit then displays the reference electronic file. A system for generating composite electronic files includes a first processing unit having composite locations including component electronic files, and generating the composite electronic files when the respective composite location is accessed from a second processing unit.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for transferring at least one electronic file from a first location, the method comprising:
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selecting or receiving selection of the at least one electronic file; transferring the at least one electronic file from the first location to a second location that is remote from the first location; generating at least one pointer associated with the at least one electronic file and the second location; including the at least one pointer in a displayable reference electronic file; and transferring the reference electronic file including the at least one pointer to a display location for display of the reference electronic file at the display location, the reference electronic file being displayed to enable a user located at the display location to locate the at least one electronic file at the second location based upon the at least one pointer, wherein at least one of generating at least one pointer or including the at least one pointer in a displayable electronic reference file is performed by processor configured to at least one of generate at least one pointer or include the at least one pointer in a displayable electronic reference file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for transferring at least one electronic file from a first location, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to select or receive selection of the at least one electronic file, wherein the processor is configured to transfer the at least one electronic file from the first location to a second location that is remote from the first location, wherein the processor is configured to generate at least one pointer associated with the at least one electronic file and the second location, wherein the processor is configured to include the at least one pointer in a displayable reference electronic file, and wherein the processor is configured to transfer the reference electronic file including the at least one pointer to a display location for display of the reference electronic file at the display location, the reference electronic file being displayed to enable a user located at the display location to locate the at least one electronic file at the second location based upon the at least one pointer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for transferring at least one electronic file from a first location, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in said medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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a first executable portion configured to select or receive selection of the at least one electronic file; a second executable portion configured to transfer the at least one electronic file from the first location to a second location that is remote from the first location; a third executable portion configured to generate at least one pointer associated with the at least one electronic file and the second location; a fourth executable portion configured to include the at least one pointer in a displayable reference electronic file; and a fifth executable portion configured to transfer the reference electronic file including the at least one pointer to a display location for display of the reference electronic file at the display location, the reference electronic file being displayed to enable a user located at the display location to locate the at least one electronic file at the second location based upon the at least one pointer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for creating at least one composite electronic file including at least one component electronic file, the method comprising:
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providing the at least one component electronic file stored in at least one composite location; receiving a request to access the at least one composite location; and
in response thereto,automatically generating a composite electronic file including at least one component pointer associated with the at least one component electronic file stored in the respective composite location; and providing the composite electronic file to enable a user to access the at least one component electronic file from the composite electronic file and the at least one component pointer associated with the respective at least one component electronic file, wherein automatically generating a composite electronic file is performed by a processor configured to automatically generate a composite electronic file. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for creating at least one composite electronic file including at least one component electronic file, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to provide the at least one component electronic file stored in at least one composite location, wherein the processor is configured to receive a request to access the at least one composite location, and in response thereto, automatically generate a composite electronic file including at least one component pointer associated with the at least one component electronic file stored in the respective composite location, and wherein the processor is configured to provide the composite electronic file to enable a user to access the at least one component electronic file from the composite electronic file and the at least one component pointer associated with the respective at least one component electronic file. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product for generating at least one composite electronic file, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in said medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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a first executable portion configured to provide the at least one component electronic file stored in at least one composite location; a second executable portion configured to receive a request to access the at least one composite location, and in response thereto, automatically generate a composite electronic file including at least one component pointer associated with the at least one component electronic file stored in the respective composite location; and a third executable portion configured to provide the composite electronic file to enable a user to access the at least one component electronic file from the composite electronic file and the at least one component pointer associated with the respective at least one component electronic file. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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