Method and apparatus for accessing the same computer file using different file name formats
First Claim
1. A computer-based file apparatus for accessing any of a plurality of previously-stored data files, the apparatus comprisingmeans for storing data files, each file identified by at least two file names formatted using different file name formats;
- means for receiving a user request identifying a file name format utilized by said apparatus for a purported file name entered by a user, wherein said user request includes a purported file name having one or more appended segments and a base name, at least one of said appended segments being used to identify the file name format of said base name, said base name being used to locate a data file having a matching file name; and
means for accessing said storing means and checking file names therein which utilize said identified file name format, to locate a data file having a file name which matches said purported file name.
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Abstract
A computer-based file system enables user access to any of a plurality of previously-stored data files, each file being identified by at least two file names formatted using different file name formats. The system receives a user request including a purported file name having one or more appended segments and a base name, at least one of said appended segments being used to identify the file name format of said base name. The system then checks file names which utilize the identified file name format to locate a data file of the previously-stored data files having a file name which is the same as said base name. According to another feature, data files are identified using one file name format from which the system compiles a file name using the file name format identified in the appended segment. The base name is then compared against the computed file names to locate the desired base name file.
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1. A computer-based file apparatus for accessing any of a plurality of previously-stored data files, the apparatus comprising
means for storing data files, each file identified by at least two file names formatted using different file name formats; -
means for receiving a user request identifying a file name format utilized by said apparatus for a purported file name entered by a user, wherein said user request includes a purported file name having one or more appended segments and a base name, at least one of said appended segments being used to identify the file name format of said base name, said base name being used to locate a data file having a matching file name; and means for accessing said storing means and checking file names therein which utilize said identified file name format, to locate a data file having a file name which matches said purported file name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-based file apparatus for accessing any of a plurality of previously-stored data files, the apparatus comprising
means for storing data files identified using file names formatted using a first format, means for receiving a user request including a purported file name having one or more appended segments and a base name, at least one of said appended segments identifying a second format of said base name, and means, utilizing a format-dependent matching algorithm associated with said second format, for matching said base name to one of said stored data files and for accessing said matched one of said stored data files.
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17. A method of operating a computer-based file apparatus to access any of a plurality of previously-stored data files, the method comprising the steps of
storing data files, each file identified by at least two file names formatted using different file name formats; -
receiving a user request identifying a file name format to be utilized by said apparatus for a purported file name entered by a user, said user request including a purported file name having one or more appended segments and a base name, at least one of said appended segments being used to identify the file name format of said base name, said base name being used to locate a data file having a matching file name thereto; and accessing said stored data files and checking file names therein which utilize said identified file name format, to locate a data file having a file name which matches said purported file name. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of operating a computer-based file apparatus to access any of a plurality of previously-stored data files, the method comprising the steps of
storing data files identified using file names formatted using a first format, receiving a user request including a purported file name having one or more appended segments and a base name, at least one of said appended segments identifying a second format of said base name, and matching, utilizing a format-dependent matching algorithm associated with said second format, said base name to one of said stored data files, and accessing said matched one of said stored data files.
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