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File managing method

US6289359A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 1998
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99956
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A file managing method includes subdividing an original file including records, each record including fields, for storing blocks, each block including fields subdivided from more than one of the records; coupling the blocks to into groups of blocks; rearranging the groups of blocks, and, after rearranging the groups of blocks, coupling the groups of blocks to each other to produce a transposed file; and accessing the fields from the transposed file, at random.

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