METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING A RESOURCE
First Claim
1. A method for retrieving a resource, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a user a request for retrieval of a resource;
determining an email address of the user; and
checking whether a characteristic condition associated with said resource is satisfied;
the method further comprising the step, if said characteristic condition is satisfied, of retrieving said resource; and
the method further comprising the steps, if said characteristic condition is not satisfied, of;
returning a message indicating that said request for retrieval of said resource has been received;
determining whether a request for retrieval of said resource is already in a queue for retrieval;
if a request for retrieval of said resource is not already in a queue for retrieval, placing a request in said queue together with said email address; and
if a request for retrieval of said resource is already in said queue for retrieval, associating said email address with the request for retrieval of said resource already in said queue for retrieval;
and the method further comprising the steps of;
processing said queue on the basis of a rule;
retrieving said resource when said queue has been sufficiently processed; and
notifying the user by means of the email address that the resource has been retrieved.
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Abstract
A method for retrieving a resource such as a data file includes determining an email address of a user requesting the retrieval, and checking whether a characteristic condition associated with said resource is satisfied. If the characteristic condition is not satisfied, for example if the size of the resource exceeds a threshold, a message is returned to the user indicating that said request for retrieval of said resource has been received, and the request is placed in a queue. The queue is processed on the basis of a rule, and the resource retrieved when said queue has been sufficiently processed, when the user can be notified by means of the email address that the resource has been retrieved. Also disclosed is a similar process for uploading data files in response to a request.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for retrieving a resource, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a user a request for retrieval of a resource; determining an email address of the user; and checking whether a characteristic condition associated with said resource is satisfied; the method further comprising the step, if said characteristic condition is satisfied, of retrieving said resource; and the method further comprising the steps, if said characteristic condition is not satisfied, of; returning a message indicating that said request for retrieval of said resource has been received; determining whether a request for retrieval of said resource is already in a queue for retrieval; if a request for retrieval of said resource is not already in a queue for retrieval, placing a request in said queue together with said email address; and if a request for retrieval of said resource is already in said queue for retrieval, associating said email address with the request for retrieval of said resource already in said queue for retrieval; and the method further comprising the steps of; processing said queue on the basis of a rule; retrieving said resource when said queue has been sufficiently processed; and notifying the user by means of the email address that the resource has been retrieved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18)
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12. A method for uploading a data file, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a user a request for a data file to be uploaded; determining an email address of the user; and checking whether a characteristic condition associated with said data file is satisfied; the method further comprising the step, if said characteristic condition is satisfied, of uploading said data file; and the method further comprising the steps, if said characteristic condition is not satisfied, of; returning a message indicating that said request for uploading of said data file has been received; placing said request in a queue together with said email address; processing said queue on the basis of a rule; uploading said data file when said queue has been sufficiently processed; and notifying the user by means of the email address that the data file has been uploaded. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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