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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2009
James Allen Hoagland, Redwood City, CA (US);
James Allen Hoagland, Redwood City, CA (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for updating defined band ranges and maintaining backward compatibility of previously defined band ranges is described. A first band set that includes a first set of defined band ranges is received. A first map that includes the first set of defined band ranges is created. An intermediate integer is assigned to each defined band range in the first set. A second band set that includes a second set of defined band ranges is received. A second map that includes the second set of defined band ranges is created. The assignment of ranges to an intermediate integer is updated so as to support both the first set and the second set of defined band ranges.