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Internet file system

  • US 6,078,929 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1997
  • Issued: 06/20/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computing system comprising:

  • a processor; and

    memory coupled to the processor, the memory including,an application,an operating system,a cache associated with the operating system, anda logical layer between the application and the operating system, the logical layer including an access server and a shared library which has an integrated personal name space, the integrated personal name space having a personal path name prefix,the shared library (a) intercepting a system call from the application to the operating system for a file, (b) determining whether a path name for the file is located under a personal name space in the memory based on a presence of the personal path name prefix in the path name, and (c) issuing a request for retrieving the file from an Internet resource when the path name is located under the personal name space and when the file is not stored in the cache,the access server, responsive to the request from the shared library, retrieving the file from the Internet resource and mounting the retrieved file in the cache under the personal path name prefix, andthe shared library issuing the system call to the operating system when the access server retrieves the file from the Internet resource.

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