Remote access of archived compressed data files
US6427149B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99942
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method disclosed and a system employing the method provide remote access via a computer network to individual files contained within a multi-file archive file on a computer network file server, such as ZIP files stored on an Internet web server. The method allows a user equipped with a standard web browser to view a listing of the files contained within an archive file prior to actually downloading the archive file. The user can then select one or more files to receive or download, and the web server extracts only the selected files for transmission to the client computer. The method particularly reduces the amount of time, network bandwidth and computer storage necessary to view the file listing, and to download the selected files.
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