Method and system for shadowing file system structures from multiple types of networks
US5721916A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for showing file system structures on a computer system that can be connected to multiple types of networks. The file shadowing mechanism automatically and transparently stores shadow copies of remote file system structures when they are accessed by a computer. The shadow copies of the file system structures are stored within a shadow database that resides within local memory of the computer. When the computer becomes disconnected from a network, shadow copies of file system structures for the network are used to service requests to access such file system structures.
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