Object-oriented method and system for transferring a file system
First Claim
1. An object-oriented method for transferring a file system including folders and data files from a source data storage controlled by a source data processing unit to a destination data storage controlled by a destination data processing unit over a transfer medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- building in said source data storage at least one file object containing a data package to be transferred;
generating a descriptor file including parameters associated with said file object;
generating an archive file including said data package; and
transmitting said descriptor file and said archive file from said source data processing unit to said destination data processing unit over said transfer medium.
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Abstract
An object-oriented method and system for transferring a file system including folders and data files from a source data storage controlled by a source data processing unit to a destination data storage controlled by a destination data processing unit over a transfer medium. This method consists in building in the source data storage at least one file object containing the data package to be transferred, generating a descriptor file including the parameters associated with the file object, generating an archive file including the data package, and transmitting the descriptor file and the archive file from the source data processing unit to the destination data processing unit over the transfer medium.
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14 Claims
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1. An object-oriented method for transferring a file system including folders and data files from a source data storage controlled by a source data processing unit to a destination data storage controlled by a destination data processing unit over a transfer medium, said method comprising the steps of:
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building in said source data storage at least one file object containing a data package to be transferred;
generating a descriptor file including parameters associated with said file object;
generating an archive file including said data package; and
transmitting said descriptor file and said archive file from said source data processing unit to said destination data processing unit over said transfer medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An object-oriented method for receiving in a destination storage controlled by a destination data processing unit a file system which is transferred from a source data storage controlled by a source data processing unit, comprising the steps of:
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reading a received descriptor file;
defining a file object from information contained in said descriptor file;
setting an environment parameter of said file object with a value got from said descriptor file; and
unarchiving data associated with said file object contained in a received archive file and installing said data in said destination data storage.
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9. An object-oriented system for transferring a file system including folders and data files from a source data storage controlled by a source data processing unit to a destination data storage controlled by a destination data processing unit over a transfer medium, said system comprising:
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means for building in said source data storage at least one file object containing a data package to be transferred;
means for generating a descriptor file including parameters associated with said file object;
means for generating an archive file including said data package; and
means for transmitting said descriptor file and said archive file from said source data processing unit to said destination data processing unit over said transfer medium. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An object-oriented system for receiving in a destination storage controlled by a destination data processing unit a file system which is transferred from a source data storage controlled by a source data processing unit, comprising:
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means for reading a received descriptor file;
means for defining a file object from information contained in said descriptor file;
means for setting an environment parameter of said file object with a value got from said descriptor file; and
means for unarchiving data associated with said file object contained in a received archive file and installing said data in said destination data storage.
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12. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform object-oriented method steps for transferring a file system including folders and data files from a source data storage controlled by a source data processing unit to a destination data storage controlled by a destination data processing unit over a transfer medium, said method steps comprising
building in said source data storage at least one file object containing a data package to be transferred; -
generating a descriptor file including parameters associated with said file object;
generating an archive file including said data package; and
transmitting said descriptor file and said archive file from said source data processing unit to said destination data processing unit over said transfer medium. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform object-oriented method steps for receiving in a destination storage controlled by a destination data processing unit a file system which is transferred from a source data storage controlled by a source data processing unit, said method steps comprising
reading a received descriptor file; -
defining a file object from information contained in said descriptor file;
setting an environment parameter of said file object with a value got from said descriptor file; and
unarchiving data associated with said file object contained in a received archive file and installing said data in said destination data storage.
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