Method for constructing a catalog of the files on a network and a catalog so constructed
US6578048B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of constructing a catalog of the files stored on the network comprised of a plurality of interconnected computers each having a plurality of files stored thereon is comprised of the following steps:(a) establishing a queue containing at least one address representative of a file stored on one of the interconnected computers;(b) ranking each address in the queue according to the popularity of the file represented by that address;(c) downloading the file corresponding to the address in the queue having the highest ranking;(d) processing the downloaded file to generate certain information about the downloaded file for the catalog;(e) adding to the queue any addresses found in the downloaded file;(f) determining the popularity of the files represented by the addresses in the queue according to how often a file is referenced by a computer other than the computer on which the file is stored; and(g) repeating steps (b) through (g).
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