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Token based source file compression/decompression and its application

  • US 6,163,811 A
  • Filed: 10/21/1998
  • Issued: 12/19/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a vendor computer system, a computer implemented source file distribution method comprising:

  • transforming a plurality of source files into a tokenized form, at least some the source files being in a base and delta form having associated versioning control information for reconstitution, and the source files are to be distributed to a plurality of user computer systems including the associated versioning control information for reconstitution, and the transformation including substituting language elements present in the source files with corresponding tokens to reduce transmission bandwidth required to distribute the source files along with the version control information for reconstitution to the plurality of user computer systems; and

    distributing the source files along with the versioning control information for reconstitution to each of the plurality of user computer systems by transmitting the transformed source files to each of the user computer systems in said tokenized form.

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