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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Yuri Basin, Thiensville, WI (US);
Michael J. Beirne, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James C. Peterson, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Karen L. Peterson, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Yuri Basin, Thiensville, WI (US);
Michael J. Beirne, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James C. Peterson, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Karen L. Peterson, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
PKWare, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Abstract
A computer program for managing and manipulating archive zip files of a computer. The program includes a system and method for opening, creating, modifying, and extracting zip archive files. The program is fully integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer and is accessed via Explorer menus, toolbars, and/or drag and drop operations. An important feature of the program is the archive manager which may be used to open a zip file, create a new zip file, extract zip files, modify zip files, etc. The program is integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer using the shell name space extension application program interface developed by Microsoft.