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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Keith Bentley, Elverson, PA (US);
Inventor:
Keith Bentley, Elverson, PA (US);
Assignee:
Bentley Systens, Incorporated, Exton, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.