公开(公告)号：US06754696B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-22

申请号：US09535058

申请日：2000-03-24

申请人： Vivek P. Kamath ,  Craig S. Brown ,  John B. Pence ,  M. Chandra Shekaran ,  Thomas G. Lorimor ,  Thomas R. Firman ,  Elizabeth J. Gentile ,  Keith M. Toussaint

发明人： Vivek P. Kamath ,  Craig S. Brown ,  John B. Pence ,  M. Chandra Shekaran ,  Thomas G. Lorimor ,  Thomas R. Firman ,  Elizabeth J. Gentile ,  Keith M. Toussaint

IPC分类号： G06F15167

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99952 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： A method and system for transparently combining remote and local storage to provide an extended file system such as a virtual local drive for a computer system client/user, e.g., a user of a pocket sized personal computer or a cable set-top box. A client device may load file system object data, storing the directories and files remotely, and retrieving the files only when required. Via its local storage, the extended file system handles unreliable connections and delays. When a connection to an extended file system server is present, the extended file system provides automatic downloading of information that is not locally cached, and automatically uploading of information that has been modified on the client. Extended file system attributes are employed to determine the actual location of file system data, and a lightweight protocol is defined to download or upload remote data by low-level components that make the remote source transparent from the perspective of the application. The system scales to large networks as it employs the lightweight protocol and establishes a connection only to retrieve and submit data.

摘要翻译： 一种用于透明地组合远程和本地存储以提供扩展文件系统的方法和系统，例如用于计算机系统客户端/用户的虚拟本地驱动器，例如袖珍型个人计算机或有线机顶盒的用户。 客户端设备可以加载文件系统对象数据，远程存储目录和文件，只有在需要时才能检索文件。 通过其本地存储，扩展文件系统处理不可靠的连接和延迟。 当与扩展文件系统服务器的连接存在时，扩展文件系统提供自动下载不是本地缓存的信息，并自动上传已在客户端上修改的信息。 使用扩展文件系统属性来确定文件系统数据的实际位置，并且定义了一个轻量级协议，以便从应用程序的角度使远程源透明的低级组件下载或上传远程数据。 该系统使用轻量级协议扩展到大型网络，并建立一个仅用于检索和提交数据的连接。

公开(公告)号：US08473568B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-25

申请号：US09817808

申请日：2001-03-26

申请人： Jason McCartney ,  Keith M. Toussaint

发明人： Jason McCartney ,  Keith M. Toussaint

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F17/30017

摘要： Methods and systems are described that greatly enhance a user's experience when playing various media (e.g. CDs and DVDs). One or more databases, managed by a server, maintain metadata associated with various media. Through inventive mapping techniques, physical IDs that are associated with a user's specific media are mapped to logical IDs. The logical IDs then serve as the basis for database queries that retrieve the metadata. The retrieved metadata can then be sent to a client computer and displayed for the user. In one embodiment, a set of extensible markup language (XML) schema are provided for data exchange between client and server. Additional embodiments allow users to immediately contribute to the set of understood ID mappings. Further, a Wizard is provided and can be used to assist in mapping physical IDs to logical IDs.

公开(公告)号：US07542999B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-02

申请号：US10819624

申请日：2004-04-07

申请人： Vivek P. Kamath ,  Craig S. Brown ,  John B. Pence ,  M. Chandra Shekaran ,  Thomas G. Lorimor ,  Thomas R. Firman ,  Elizabeth J. Gentile ,  Keith M. Toussaint

发明人： Vivek P. Kamath ,  Craig S. Brown ,  John B. Pence ,  M. Chandra Shekaran ,  Thomas G. Lorimor ,  Thomas R. Firman ,  Elizabeth J. Gentile ,  Keith M. Toussaint

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F17/20

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99952 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： A method and system for transparently combining remote and local storage to provide an extended file system such as a virtual local drive for a computer system client/user, e.g., a user of a pocket sized personal computer or a cable set-top box. A client device may load file system object data, storing the directories and files remotely, and retrieving the files only when required. Via its local storage, the extended file system handles unreliable connections and delays. When a connection to an extended file system server is present, the extended file system provides automatic downloading of information that is not locally cached, and automatically uploading of information that has been modified on the client. Extended file system attributes are employed to determine the actual location of file system data, and a lightweight protocol is defined to download or upload remote data by low-level components that make the remote source transparent from the perspective of the application. The system scales to large networks as it employs the lightweight protocol and establishes a connection only to retrieve and submit data.

摘要翻译： 一种用于透明地组合远程和本地存储器以提供扩展文件系统的方法和系统，例如用于计算机系统客户端/用户的虚拟本地驱动器，例如袖珍型个人计算机或有线机顶盒的用户。 客户端设备可以加载文件系统对象数据，远程存储目录和文件，只有在需要时才能检索文件。 通过其本地存储，扩展文件系统处理不可靠的连接和延迟。 当与扩展文件系统服务器的连接存在时，扩展文件系统提供自动下载不是本地缓存的信息，并自动上传已在客户端上修改的信息。 使用扩展文件系统属性来确定文件系统数据的实际位置，并且定义了一个轻量级协议，以便从应用程序的角度使远程源透明的低级组件下载或上传远程数据。 该系统使用轻量级协议扩展到大型网络，并建立一个仅用于检索和提交数据的连接。

公开(公告)号：US07065527B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US10180443

申请日：2002-06-26

申请人： Jason E. D. McCartney ,  T. Brian Springer, Jr. ,  Keith M. Toussaint

发明人： Jason E. D. McCartney ,  T. Brian Springer, Jr. ,  Keith M. Toussaint

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30374 ,  G06F17/30377 ,  G06F17/30893 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： Systems and methods for data publishing. A back end server collects source data and generates a current publication database from the collected source data. The back end database server also copies the current publication database to an offline database. A front end server directs queries to an online database. After the current publication database is copied to the offline database, the front end server alternates the online and offline databases so that the offline database becomes online for data delivery and the online database becomes offline to prevent data delivery. An automation control database managed by the back end server contains job control data for instructing the front end server which of the associated databases is online and which of the associated databases is offline.

摘要翻译： 数据发布的系统和方法。 后端服务器收集源数据并从收集的源数据生成当前发布数据库。 后端数据库服务器还将当前发布数据库复制到脱机数据库。 前端服务器将查询引导到在线数据库。 在将当前发布数据库复制到脱机数据库之后，前端服务器交替在线数据库和脱机数据库，以便脱机数据库变为联机状态以进行数据传送，并且联机数据库变得脱机以防止数据传送。 由后端服务器管理的自动化控制数据库包含用于指示前端服务器的作业控制数据，哪个相关数据库处于联机状态，哪些相关联的数据库脱机。

公开(公告)号：US07734568B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-08

申请号：US10606465

申请日：2003-06-26

申请人： Michael J. Polson ,  David W. Hostetter ,  Keith M. Toussaint

发明人： Michael J. Polson ,  David W. Hostetter ,  Keith M. Toussaint

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G11B27/11 ,  G11B2220/2562 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： Methods and systems are described that enhance a user's experience when playing a DVD through an enabled media player. One or more databases, managed by a server, maintain metadata associated with DVDs. When a DVD is loaded using the enabled media player, a DVD ID is automatically determined and used to search the metadata database. A user can confirm metadata that is found, causing the metadata to be stored in a local media library. Alternatively, the user can enter other search criteria to be used to locate different DVD metadata. Additionally, a user can either edit metadata that is returned from the metadata database, or manually enter metadata to be associated with a particular DVD. The user-edited or user-entered metadata can then be stored in the local media library.

摘要翻译： 描述了通过启用的媒体播放器播放DVD时增强用户体验的方法和系统。 由服务器管理的一个或多个数据库维护与DVD相关联的元数据。 当使用已启用的媒体播放器加载DVD时，将自动确定DVD ID并用于搜索元数据数据库。 用户可以确认发现的元数据，导致元数据存储在本地媒体库中。 或者，用户可以输入用于定位不同DVD元数据的其他搜索条件。 此外，用户可以编辑从元数据数据库返回的元数据，或者手动输入要与特定DVD相关联的元数据。 用户编辑或用户输入的元数据可以存储在本地媒体库中。