System and method for splitting an image across multiple computer readable media
First Claim
1. A software tool stored on a computer storage medium which splits a source image into two or more image pieces, each of which fits onto a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, said software tool comprising:
- a selecting tool responsive to user input for designating which files of the source image to be included in each image piece;
a splitting tool which groups the designated files into their corresponding image piece, wherein each of the image pieces is adapted to include a plurality of files, each of which can be opened or mounted so that each of the plurality of files within each image piece can be added, removed or extracted from the image piece independent of any changes to the other image pieces of the source image and without reassembly of the image pieces; and
a chaining tool which labels each of the image pieces.
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Abstract
A software tool and method in which a source image is split into and spans across two or more image pieces having a data structure which fits onto a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image. Also, software tool and method which combines two or more image pieces of a source image on a destination medium into a re-combined image having a data structure corresponding to the source image.
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25 Claims
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1. A software tool stored on a computer storage medium which splits a source image into two or more image pieces, each of which fits onto a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, said software tool comprising:
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a selecting tool responsive to user input for designating which files of the source image to be included in each image piece; a splitting tool which groups the designated files into their corresponding image piece, wherein each of the image pieces is adapted to include a plurality of files, each of which can be opened or mounted so that each of the plurality of files within each image piece can be added, removed or extracted from the image piece independent of any changes to the other image pieces of the source image and without reassembly of the image pieces; and a chaining tool which labels each of the image pieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of splitting a source image into two or more image pieces, each of which fits onto a commuter readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, said method comprising:
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designating which files of the source image to be included in each image piece; grouping the designated files into their corresponding image pieces; and labeling the image pieces, including; writing a header for the image piece wherein the header corresponds to the designated files; writing a metadata for the image piece wherein the metadata corresponds to the designated files; copying priority data which corresponds to the designated files from the source image to the image piece; copying non-priority data from the source image to the image piece; and adding a signature to the image piece which signature corresponds to the contents of the image piece. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of creating from a source image an image piece which fits onto a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, said method comprising:
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specifying the size of the image piece; designating which files of the source image to be included in the image piece; creating the image piece from the designated files; writing a header for the image piece wherein the header corresponds to the designated files; writing a metadata for the image piece wherein the metadata corresponds to the designated files; copying priority data which corresponds to the designated files from the source image to the image piece; copying non-priority data from the source image to the image piece; and adding a signature to the image piece which signature corresponds to the contents of the image piece.
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17. A software tool stored on a computer storage medium having computer executable components for combining two or more image pieces of a source image into a re-combined image corresponding to the source image, wherein each of the image pieces is on a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, and wherein the re-combined image is stored on a destination computer readable medium, said software tool comprising:
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a copying tool responsive to user input for copying files of the image pieces onto the destination computer readable medium; a combining tool which combines the copied files into the re-combined image on the destination computer readable medium; and a chaining tool which labels the re-combined image on the destination computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (18, 23, 25)
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19. A method of combining two or more image pieces of a source image into a re-combined image corresponding to the source image, wherein each of the image pieces is stored on a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, and wherein the re-combined image is on a destination computer readable medium, said method comprising:
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copying files of the image pieces onto the destination computer readable medium in response to user input; combining the copied files into the re-combined image on the destination computer readable medium; and labeling the re-combined image on the destination computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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24. A method of combining two or more image pieces of a source image into a re-combined image corresponding to the source image, wherein each of the image pieces is on a computer readable medium having an available storage capacity which is smaller than the size of the source image, and wherein the re-combined image is on a destination computer readable medium, said method comprising:
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imaging the re-combined image from the image pieces; writing a header for the re-combined image wherein the header corresponds to the files of the re-combined image; writing a metadata for the image piece wherein the metadata corresponds to the files of the re-combined image; adding a signature to the re-combined image which signature corresponds to the contents of the re-combined image.
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