Systems and methods for storing information to allow users to manage files
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1. A portable storage device configured to communicate with an appliance, the portable storage device comprising:
- a processor; and
storage device memory that includes a file management system executable by the processor to generate new file management information pertinent to files when the files are first stored in said memory, to store the new file management information in said memory, and to modify existing file management information already stored in said memory responsive to a file for which the existing file management information being modified by the appliance;
wherein the file management information is stored in the storage device memory and comprises detailed information regarding manipulation of the file including;
a first date value indicative of when the file was created in a first location of the storage device memory,a second date value indicative of when the file was moved from the first location to a second location in the storage device memory without further modification to said file,whether and when the file was edited,whether and when the file was deleted.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for storing information to allow users to manage files are provided. One method embodiment comprises determining whether there is communication between a storage device and a first appliance; determining whether the storage device has any information stored in it, if there is communication; and generating the information, if there is no information stored on the storage device, the information comprising the type of an initial modification made to a file.
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1. A portable storage device configured to communicate with an appliance, the portable storage device comprising:
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a processor; and storage device memory that includes a file management system executable by the processor to generate new file management information pertinent to files when the files are first stored in said memory, to store the new file management information in said memory, and to modify existing file management information already stored in said memory responsive to a file for which the existing file management information being modified by the appliance; wherein the file management information is stored in the storage device memory and comprises detailed information regarding manipulation of the file including; a first date value indicative of when the file was created in a first location of the storage device memory, a second date value indicative of when the file was moved from the first location to a second location in the storage device memory without further modification to said file, whether and when the file was edited, whether and when the file was deleted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. An apparatus comprising a portable storage device configured for communication with an appliance, the portable storage device comprising storage device memory and a file management system, the file management system configured to store, in the memory, file management information associated with a selected file stored in said memory that has been created, edited, moved, and deleted, to transmit the selected file from the memory to the appliance, to detect modification of the transmitted file by the appliance, and to update said file management information resident in the storage device memory to provide a first date value indicative of when the file was created, a second date value indicative of when the file was edited, a third date value indicative of when the file was moved, and a fourth date value indicative of when the file was deleted, in the memory of the portable storage device, of said modifications by the appliance without a corresponding transfer of said modified file to the portable storage device.
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16. A method practiced on a portable storage device for managing files, comprising:
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storing, in memory of the portable storage device, file management information associated with a selected file stored in said memory that has been created, edited, moved, and deleted; transmitting the selected file from the memory to an appliance coupled to the portable storage device; detecting modification of the transmitted file by the appliance; and updating said file management information to provide a first date value indicative of when the file was created, a second date value indicative of when the file was edited, a third date value indicative of when the file was moved, and a fourth date value indicative of when the file was deleted, in the memory of the portable storage device, of said modifications by the appliance without a corresponding transfer of said modified file back to the portable storage device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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