Automatic network search, data download, and storage write system
US7496914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/335
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic search, download, and write to storage system comprising setting up download criteria, searching a network for data according to the download criteria, downloading data matching the download criteria, and writing the downloaded data to a storage device or medium. Once the download criteria are established, the remaining processes from searching to writing occur automatically. The download criteria act as a preference or filter to identify appropriate data. Multiple preferences or download criteria can be batched processed. Furthermore, the system can be activated and searching, downloading, and writing completed by a single click.
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