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Royalty tracking method and apparatus

US5649013A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 1994
Grant dateJul 15, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2211/007
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system that facilitates tracking of computer files that have been received from on-line information services, such as CompuServe. Tracking is accomplished by adding a "handling list" to each file as an obscure part of its archive structure. The actual format and location of this list may vary, depending on whether the file is a picture, program system, or other type of file. Extraction and archive utilities maintain and update the list.

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