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Virtual network file server

  • US 6,356,863 B1
  • Filed: 06/01/1999
  • Issued: 03/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for emulating the behavior of a network file system in response to a remote file system request made by a computer operating system in a standard network file system protocol via a digital computer network, the process comprising the steps:

  • a) receiving said request via said network;

    b) decoding said request in a standard network file system protocol;

    c) generating content data, other than said file system, in response to said request, said content data comprising a virtual file; and

    d) transmitting via said network said virtual file in said standard network file system protocol, as a reply to said computer operating system.

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