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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2017
Applicant:

Esoptra NV, Boechout, BE;

Inventors:

Paul Carpentier, Boechout, BE;

Jan Van Riel, Geel, BE;

Assignee:

ESOPTRA NV, Boechout, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 16/16 (2019.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 16/188 (2019.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/168 (2019.01); G06F 9/44526 (2013.01); G06F 9/452 (2018.02); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 16/188 (2019.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/2842 (2013.01); H04L 67/36 (2013.01); H04L 67/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

A server executes in a virtual machine and facilitates execution of lightweight plug-in functions that respond to user interface commands from a client device. The functions augment the commands with additional processing even though they may not implement a user interface, they generate data in real time, they access any data repository or data source, can be written in any programming language, and they perceive that they have infinite storage. The client device need not have custom software and implements a traditional file-folder user interface using standard applications. Folders and file contents displayed on the client device need not exist until specifically requested by the user. Plug-in functions have their own root file system but may share a network namespace. Data may be input to a function using a folder name or a micro Web server. Two functions share a database connection to a remote computer. Files stored in a local cache are moved to remote storage transparently when a function needs more space.


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