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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Scott J. Broussard, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Ying Liu, Austin, TX (US);
Eduardo N. Spring, Round Rock, TX (US);
Scott J. Broussard, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Ying Liu, Austin, TX (US);
Eduardo N. Spring, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for a meta-archive information server that provides a set of operations or services for obtaining information from a meta-archive; these operations may include dynamic indexing, searching, comparing, or other operations. A meta-archive is a set of one or more archive files that are logically grouped in (or otherwise associated with) a container object, e.g., a file system folder, a directory, or another archive file. By allowing a user to derive sets of information from an entire meta-archive, a user can maintain more files within archives, thereby reducing file system disorganization. The meta-archive information server can be easily run over a specific meta-archive when necessary, thereby generating information dynamically, even if the archive files within a meta-archive change over time.