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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1998
Alan Ramaley, Seattle, WA (US);
Sankar Ramasubramanian, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Schmidt, Issaquah, WA (US);
Piero Sierra, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan Ramaley, Seattle, WA (US);
Sankar Ramasubramanian, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Schmidt, Issaquah, WA (US);
Piero Sierra, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method of mirroring operations performed on linked files and folders is disclosed. A file and a folder are stored on a computer-readable medium. The file contains at least one reference to at least one image, stylesheet or object stored in the folder. Whenever a file operation is performed on the file, a substantially similar folder operation is performed on the folder and on each image, stylesheet and object contained in the folder. Similarly, whenever a folder operation is performed on the folder and its contents, a substantially similar file operation is performed on the file. By mirroring operations performed on linked files and folders, the system and method of the present invention helps users to manage the linked files and folders as a single entity.