Electronic file analyzer and selector

Details Electronic file analyzer and selector Electronic file analyzer and selector

1997-02-19

1998-12-08

Black, Thomas G.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707 6, 707102, 707203, 345335, G06F 1700, G06F 1730

Patent

active

058484183

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for finding objectionable material contained within electronic files is presented. The apparatus consists of a computer system that is provided with a computer, a video display, a buffer memory, and at least one electronic file storage device capable of storing electronic files. Each of the electronic files is stored according to an operating system which incorporates a file name and a file name suffix. The method includes provisions for a real type property, a claimed type property, and a result type property for each electronic file. All of the electronic files are located on each of said storage devices for checking. During the checking process, for example, each file is checked to determine the file's real type property. If the checked file is determined to be a graphics file, then the file will be identified as a graphics file. If the file is not a graphics file, (i.e., it is a text file) then it is interrogated in order to determine if the text contains objectionable language. If objectionable language is found, then the text file is flagged as suspicious or questionable. A listing of all suspicious, questionable, or graphics files are presented to the user who may then review the file for further processing or destroy it.

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