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Method and apparatus for dynamically locating resources

  • US 7,730,155 B1
  • Filed: 10/01/2002
  • Issued: 06/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to retrieve a resource for a digital processing system, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request for a resource;

    determining whether a first version of the resource on a remote server is preferred based on a first resource configuration parameter in a resource configuration file, wherein the resource configuration file that controls the resource contains the first resource configuration parameter indicating whether or not the first version of the resource on the remote server is preferred over any version of the resource stored locally on the digital processing system and a second resource configuration parameter indicating an address of the first version of the resource on the remote server;

    determining whether the first version of the resource is retrievable through a network connection at the address indicated by the second resource configuration parameter if the first resource configuration parameter indicates that the first version of the resource is preferred;

    downloading the first version of the resource from the remote server through the network connection to satisfy the request if the first version of the resource is retrievable through the network connection and the first version of the resource is preferred; and

    loading a second version of the resource from a storage device of the digital processing system if the first version of the resource is not retrievable through the network connection or the first version of the resource is not preferred, wherein said downloading is in response to a determination that the first version of the resource is different from the second version of the resource.

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