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Method and apparatus for generating readable, unique identifiers

  • US 7,827,143 B1
  • Filed: 03/30/2009
  • Issued: 11/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for generating identifiers for installation package files, the method being performed by a computing system comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

  • during a first build of an installation package;

    receiving first seed characters associated with a first file to be included in the first build of the installation package;

    applying rules to the first seed characters to create a unique, reproducible first file code for the first file, wherein;

    the rules, when applied to subsequent seed characters identical to the first seed characters, are configured to reproduce a subsequent file code identical to the first file codethe rules are configured to create a different file code for each different set of seed characters;

    receiving second seed characters associated with a first set of files to be included in the first build of the installation package, the first set of files comprising the first file;

    applying the rules to the second seed characters to create a unique, reproducible first component code for the first set of files;

    during a second build of the installation package;

    receiving the subsequent seed characters associated with the first file;

    applying the rules to the subsequent seed characters associated with the first file to create the subsequent file code that is identical to the first file code;

    wherein;

    the first component code is related to the first file code;

    the relationship between the first component code and the first file code enables a product included in the first build of the installation package to be accessible by a product included in the second build of the installation package.

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