EP0578209A2
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Method and system for organizing internal structure of a file
Assignee: Microsoft Corp
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Filing: 1993-07-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-07-06
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for storing data in a file is provided. The present invention provides for data to be organized within a compound document as a file bundle. A file bundle is a file system file that contains sub-files, which may be organized hierarchically. The data within a file bundle file is preferably stored in a format defined by the program that generates the data. The program that generates the data can open the file bundle created by another program and directly access the data within the file bundle file.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven J. Sinofsk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:32
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/10; G06F16/11; G06F16/116; G06F17/00; G06F17/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A method in a computer system of storing data within a compound document, the method comprising the steps of: creating a file; storing a directory structure within the created file, the directory structure for pointing to sub-files within the created file; creating a sub-file within the created file, wherein the location and name of the sub-file is stored in the directory structure; and storing data in the created sub-file.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
111 words
A method in a computer system of accessing data within a file bundle, the file bundle being a file system file, the file bundle having a directory and a plurality of file bundle files, the method comprising the steps of: under control of a first application, opening the file bundle; identifying a file bundle file that contains data generated by a second application program; and requesting the second application program to access the data in the identified file bundle file; and under control of the second application, opening the file bundle; opening the identified file bundle file within the opened file bundle; and accessing data within the opened file bundle file.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
88 words
A method in a computer system of storing data generated by a plurality of applications within a file system file, the method comprising the steps of: creating a file system file; storing a directory structure within the created file system file; creating a sub-file within the created file system file for storing data generated by an application; requesting that the application that generates the data to store the data in the created sub-file; and under control of the requested application, storing the generated data in the created sub-file.
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