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US Patent 5758352 - Common name space for long and short filenames
US Patent Issued on May 26, 1998
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 5, 2016Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 5, 2016Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractAn operating system provides a common name space for both long filenames and short filenames. In this common namespace, a long filename and a short filename are provided for each file. Each file has a short filename directory entry and may have at least one long filename directory entry associated with it. The number of long filename directory entries that are associated with a file depends on the number of characters in the long filename of the file. The long filename directory entries are configured to minimize compatibility problems with existing installed program bases.Other References
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AssigneeApplicationNo. 711692 filed on 09/05/1996US Classes:707/200, FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE707/1, DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING707/6Pattern matching accessExaminersPrimary: Black, Thomas G.Assistant: Lewis, Michael Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4780821, Method for multiple programs management within a network having a server computer and a plurality of remote computersIssued on: 10/25/1988 Inventor: Crossley4987531, File system management method and file management system Issued on: 01/22/1991 Inventor: Nishikado, ;, , , --> Nishikado, et al.5307494, File name length augmentation method Issued on: 04/26/1994 Inventor: Yasumatsu, et al.5313646, Method and apparatus for translucent file system Issued on: 05/17/1994 Inventor: Hendricks, et al.5359725, Method of creating CD-ROM image of files of different format with proper directories to be read by respective operating systems Issued on: 10/25/1994 Inventor: Garcia, et al.5363487, Method and system for dynamic volume tracking in an installable file system Issued on: 11/08/1994 Inventor: Willman, et al.5371885, High performance file system Issued on: 12/06/1994 Inventor: Letwin5388257, Method and apparatus for operating a computer based file system Issued on: 02/07/1995 Inventor: Bauer5392427, System for updating data stored on a flash-erasable, programmable, read-only memory (FEPROM) based upon predetermined bit value of indicating pointers Issued on: 02/21/1995 Inventor: Barrett, et al.5412808, System for parsing extended file names in an operating system Issued on: 05/02/1995 Inventor: Bauer5421001, Computer method and apparatus for a table driven file interface Issued on: 05/30/1995 Inventor: Methe5434974, Name resolution for a multisystem network Issued on: 07/18/1995 Inventor: Loucks, et al.5437029, Path name resolution method providing fixed speed of file accessing in computer network Issued on: 07/25/1995 Inventor: Sinha5483652, Mechanism for locating without search discrete application resources known by common name only in a distributed network computing environment Issued on: 01/09/1996 Inventor: Sudama, et al.5535375File manager for files shared by heterogeneous clients Issued on: 07/09/1996 Inventor: Eshel, et al. Foreign Patent References
International ClassG06F 017/30 |
