Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-14
2006-11-14
Cottingham, John (Department: 2167)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07136878
ABSTRACT:
A mechanism is provided for extending a Java archive file to include additional information that describes the contents of the archive as update information. A program is provided for determining differences between an initial file system tree and a final file system tree and encoding those differences into entries in a Java archive file. An extractor class is included in the Java archive file and named as the main class. The Java archive file may be transported to a site that needs a file system update. The Java archive file may be executed in a Java runtime environment to update a target file system. The extractor class is executed to decode and effectuate the difference entries in the archive file.
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Abdallah Nabeel W.
Bitonti Thomas F.
Jerkewitz Hans P.
Cottingham John
International Business Machines - Corporation
Lu Kuen S.
McKinley Martin J.
Yee Duke W.
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