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Individualized data communication on the basis of a descriptive file

  • US 9,319,461 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2010
  • Issued: 04/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communicating a data entity to at least a first recipient and a second recipient on the basis of a descriptive file, the method comprising:

  • providing the descriptive file to the first recipient and the second recipient, the descriptive file comprising;

    a direct identifier corresponding to a common data piece common to all versions of the data entity;

    a placeholder identifier corresponding to an individualized data piece not common to all versions of the data entity, the placeholder identifier comprising a predefined string of characters that is independent of all versions of the data entity;

    providing, separately from the descriptive file, a first descriptive data to the first recipient, the first descriptive data;

    excluding any reference to the common data piece;

    referring to a first individualized data piece that is useful for completing a first version of the data entity by being combined with at least the common data piece;

    providing, separately from the descriptive file, a second descriptive data to the second recipient, the second descriptive data;

    being distinct from the first descriptive data;

    excluding any reference to the common data piece;

    referring to a second individualized data piece that is useful for completing a second version of the data entity by being combined with at least the common data piece, the second individualized data piece being distinct from the first individualized data piece;

    providing the first and second individualized data pieces to the first and second recipients, respectively.

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