Patent · US Expired

Method of transferring file

US6460087B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 1999
Grant dateOct 1, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/329
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of transferring file of the present invention by the two simultaneous data transmissions comprises the steps of transmitting data in a forward direction starting from a first specified position to a bottom in the file, and transmitting data in a backward direction starting from a second specified position to a top in the file. And a method of transferring file in FTP of the present invention comprises the steps of establishing a control connection, establishing multiple data connection, dividing a file into segments from each arbitrary point in the file, transferring segments through each of the multiple data connections, respectively, and synthesizing file from the segments transferred through the multiple data connections.

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