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Title: US6578048: Method for constructing a catalog of the files on a network and a catalog so constructed
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Inventor: Mauldin, Michael L.; Penn Hills, PA

Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Published / Filed: 2003-06-10 / 1997-09-25

Application Number: US1997000937392

IPC Code: Advanced: G06F 17/30;
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IPC-7: G06F 17/30;

ECLA Code: G06F17/30W1;

U.S. Class: Current: 707/999.104; 707/999.107; 707/E17.108; 715/205; 715/208; 715/255; 715/256;
Original: 707/104.1; 707/010; 715/513; 715/501;

Field of Search: 707/005,10,104,104.1 395/200.59,187.01,200.31,200.33 704/009 715/513,501

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1997-09-25  US1997000937392
1995-06-05  US1995000462520

Abstract: A method of constructing a catalog of the files stored on the network comprised of a plurality of interconnected computers each having a plurality of files stored thereon is comprised of the following steps:
  • (a) establishing a queue containing at least one address representative of a file stored on one of the interconnected computers;
  • (b) ranking each address in the queue according to the popularity of the file represented by that address;
  • (c) downloading the file corresponding to the address in the queue having the highest ranking;
  • (d) processing the downloaded file to generate certain information about the downloaded file for the catalog;
  • (e) adding to the queue any addresses found in the downloaded file;
  • (f) determining the popularity of the files represented by the addresses in the queue according to how often a file is referenced by a computer other than the computer on which the file is stored; and
  • (g) repeating steps (b) through (g).


Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Coby, Frantz;

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Parent Case:     This is a divisional of application(s) Ser. No. 08/462,520 filed on Jun. 5, 1995

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What I claim is:     1. A method of constructing an entry in a catalog of files stored on a network, comprising:
  • downloading a first file containing link text about a second file on the network and not downloaded;
  • creating an entry in the catalog corresponding to a network address of the second file; and
  • assigning the link text from the first file as a description of the second file.


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