Abstract: A method includes defining a host capability; creating for a storage device a second directory tree from a first directory tree of the storage device that is included in a file system within the storage device; and, for a data file that is stored in the storage device and is selectable for consumption by a host through the first directory tree that is included in the storage device's file system, determining whether the data file requires for consumption a host having the defined host capability. If the data file requires a host having the defined host capability, an entry is created in the second directory tree in which the data file is not selectable for consumption by the host. Otherwise, an entry is created in the second directory tree in which the data file is selectable for consumption by the host.

Abstract: A storage device provides a file system to a host based on the access rights of a user determined during authentication. If the authentication does not succeed, the storage device provides to the user a file system restricted to files authorized by public access rights. If the authentication does succeed, and the user is a device owner, the storage device provides to the user the native file system. If the authentication succeeds, and the user is not a device owner, the storage device provides a file system that is restricted to files that the given user is authorized to access. Due to the internal nature of the mechanism for safeguarding files, this security measure cannot be circumvented by simply connecting the storage device to another host that does not respect the permission rules of the file system.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for classifying data displayed in a user interface based on a user defined classification and generating the user interface to display the data based on the user defined classification. The method includes importing a folder structure from a folder structure container wherein the folder structure depicts a user defined classification of the data. The data displayed in the user interface is mapped to a folder in the folder structure and a user interface object in the user interface is created for the folder. Furthermore, the mapped data is presented in the user interface object.

Abstract: An enhanced file format to store large quantities of variable-sized data records on a storage medium and to permit efficient access and control over data stored in the enhanced file format. A file format is the structure of a file that defines the way it is stored and laid out on a disk. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a file format includes a model directory containing models. Models include element lists comprising element chunks. The element chunks include elements, where elements are variable-sized data records.

Abstract: Methods and systems for network-based or Internet-based software delivery are described. In one embodiment, an application program or software platform resides on a client and is configured so that it is extensible based on software extensions that are deliverable over a network such as the Internet.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a signal and method thereof are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding are performed with interconnection, and grouping is used to enhance coding efficiency. The present invention includes the steps of obtaining index information and entropy-decoding the index information and identifying a content corresponding to the entropy-decoded index information and selecting entropy table.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method, in a computer system, for a hardware/software interface system to manipulate a plurality of discrete units of information having properties understandable by said hardware/software interface system, Items. The method uses a base schema comprising at least one of an Item as a base Item from which all other Items are derived, and at least one of a property as a base property from which all other properties are derived. Furthermore, an Item may comprise a property for referencing Categories to which the Item is a member. The Item may also comprise a property for a unique identification of that Item in the hardware/software interface system.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for managing new device components of a mobile terminal which arranges and manages a component related file defined in a domain profile in a file directory structure and additionally arranges the corresponding device component related file corresponding to a new device when changing a mode to the new device during the operation of the corresponding domain system in the file directory, thereby reconfiguring the components within the domain system in the file directory.

Abstract: A system and method for creating and utilizing dynamic directories in a computing system. A computing system includes a file system and a dynamic directory mechanism. The dynamic directory mechanism is configured to enable a user to create dynamic directories which are identifiable as having special behaviors associated with them. The user may create executable instructions for performing the special behaviors in a user space of an operating system and associate the special behaviors with selected native file system operations which may be performed on the directory. In response to detecting an operation on a directory is initiated, the mechanism determines whether the directory is a dynamic directory. If the directory is a dynamic directory, the mechanism determines whether any predetermined special behaviors have been defined for the initiated operation and if so performs the special behaviors.

Abstract: Data is maintained that identifies the available domain controllers for performing management actions with respect to a distributed directory service database. When a request is received to perform a management action on a directory service database object, the particular domain controller that is to perform the management action, called the master domain controller, is selected deterministically. Once the master domain controller has been identified, a request to perform the management action is transmitted to the master domain controller. The failure of a master domain controller will cause the identification of that domain controller to be removed from the data that identifies the available domain controllers and a deterministic failover to be performed to another master domain controller.

Abstract: An absolute path name and a command line of a process associated with a process operating on a business server are found from process information acquired from the business server. A standard process decision unit judges an OS standard process. An interpreter decision unit judges an interpreter name from the command line. A shared directory decision unit judges an executive file name located directly under a shared directory. A subdirectory decision unit judges a parent-child relation of an executive file directory from the absolute path name of the executable file. As a result, an application name recognition unit recognizes a name of an application.

Abstract: A contents conversion communication terminal, a contents conversion supporting server system, and a contents conversion supporting method are provided. In a protocol structure of the communication terminal, a distribution file system layer supports a server system and at least one other communication terminal connected through a network to share a data file therebetween, an adaptation layer performs a contents conversion to use a data file in the communication terminal, the adaptation layer being placed on the distribution file system layer, and a virtual file system layer receives a system call message and transmits the system call message to the adaptation layer, the virtual file system layer being placed on the adaptation layer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium are disclosed. The method and apparatus calls for downloading data associated with data read from the recording medium. The downloaded data is stored in a local storage using an organization ID directory. The downloaded data from the local storage and the data from the recording medium are ultimately bound together to form a virtual package.

Abstract: In a cluster type NAS, it is necessary to copy file data between disk devices of servers upon migration of a file system or a part of the file system. A server includes a control table for managing a file system or a part of the file system, and a mapping table for managing a relation between a logical device of a disk subsystem and a logical unit recognized by a server, and in response to an instruction to execute migration of the file system from a first server to a second server, the mapping table is referenced to send an instruction to update the relation between the logical device and the logical unit to the second server, and the second server newly recognizes a logical unit and updates a management server identifier of the control table.

Abstract: One embodiment is a method that stores metadata about files separately from directories for the files in storage devices and represents the directories as a tree structure in which entries refer to separate storage blocks that include the metadata with each of the separate storage blocks storing metadata for only a single file.

Abstract: An automatic matching method and system which can initially automatically match a category and an original query, and then perform a search within a designated category when matching a subsequent query, and thereby enable a more accurate query matching is provided. According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic matching method and system which can automatically match a category and an original query prior to matching a query and thereby can more exactly match the query within a designated category.

Abstract: A recycle-free directory entry system and method thereof applicable in a file system are provided. The file system uses one or more directory entries to record a unique file/directory name. The recycle-free directory entry method consists of plural directory entries stored in a storage device with a plurality of sectors, each sector only recording all directory entries corresponding to a unique file/directory. Each directory entry has a directory name field, a directory attribute field and a reserve field. The directory name field records a filename of a related file/directory. The directory attribute field records an attribute of the related file/directory. The reserve field records an identity byte, which indicates that all directory entries corresponding to the related file/directory are exclusively recorded in a single sector.

Abstract: The illustrative embodiments provide for automatically and proactively retrieving administrative maintenance tasks or potential issues from a set of directory servers without direct intervention from an administrator. Responsive to an operation request being sent from a requesting application to the set of directory servers and an administrative maintenance control mechanism being active, an administrative maintenance control is automatically sent to the set of directory servers. Responsive to receiving the response to the administrative maintenance control, an end user application within the data processing system is notified that the at least one of the administrative maintenance tasks or the potential issues have been received.