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Root directory
About: Root directory is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 387 publications have been published within this topic receiving 3107 citations. The topic is also known as: /.
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Patent•
5 Oct 1999
TL;DR: In this article, an extensible positive client identifier (EPCI) is used to create a unique client identification key and continually self-evaluates the key based on unique system signature data.
Abstract: A system and method that provides electronic security over a network through an extensible positive client identifier (EPCI), working with a positive information profiling system (PIPS), pseudo uniform resource locators (PURLs) to assist in providing data integrity, a virtual page publication system (VPPS), and an active security responder, (ASR). The extensible positive client identifier (EPCI) creates a unique client identification key and continually self-evaluates the key based on unique system signature data. The positive information profiling system implements account profiles for all content and clients so that pages of information can be generated and matched to the data requested as well as the requester. The virtual page publication system VPPS of the invention does not store pages permanently in the root directory of the site but instead creates temporary web pages dynamically containing the level of information resulting from the client identification, PIPS, and PURL evaluations. The virtual page is sent, (in encrypted form if this option has been selected or if this option is required by the PIPS profile), to the requestor and exists only for the time necessary to send it. The active security responder (ASR) controls the overall operation of the present invention.
219 citations
Patent•
26 Apr 1989TL;DR: In this article, a root directory is created and a subset of the operating system is loaded into the memory of the computer which is to receive the Operating System, thereby eliminating the need to access or use the disk during the operating System download process.
Abstract: The method allows for the loading of operating systems between computers over a network, thereby drastically decreasing the amount of time required to download an operating system or update an operating system. A root directory is created and a subset of the operating system is loaded into the memory of the computer which is to receive the operating system, thereby eliminating the need to access or use the disk during the operating system download process. The subset of the operating system contains the basic commands for file creation and manipulation, directory creation and network communication. The computer system is then started using the subset of the operating system located in memory and connected to the network. Once the computer is connected to the network, the files comprising the operating system to be downloaded are copied and transferred from a remote computer over the network and stored on the disk drive of the receiving computer.
182 citations
Patent•
1 Apr 1996TL;DR: In this paper, a simple search is performed at the root directory of a hierarchical tree data structure and continues until all directories within the tree have been searched and all matching device specific information entries have been returned.
Abstract: A computer system comprises a plurality of nodes interconnected by point-to-point links and forms a serial bus. Upon system initialization, the bus is scanned and device-specific identification information is retrieved from command and status configuration ROMs associated with each of the plurality of nodes. In one embodiment, a search routine is used to retrieve the device specific information. The search routine begins with the definition of an iterator which is used as a place holder during the search. A simple search begins at the root directory of a hierarchical tree data structure and continues until all directories within the tree have been searched. In more complex embodiments, search relationships (i.e., direction) parameters are defined. Search criteria such as node spec -- ID and software version numbers are specified and the search is commenced. The search continues until all matching device specific information entries have been returned. The device specific information can be used to load and configure associated drivers for nodes.
158 citations
Patent•
25 Mar 1999
TL;DR: In this paper, a method of authentification of data sent in a digital transmission characterised by the organization and authentication of the data prior to transmission into a hierarchy of at least one root directory unit, sub-directory unit, and file unit was proposed.
Abstract: A method of authentification of data sent in a digital transmission characterised by the organisation and authentification of the data prior to transmission into a hierarchy of at least one root directory unit (75), subdirectory unit (76) and file unit (77), data in a file (77) being acted upon by an authentification algorithm and an associated file authentification value (82) stored in the referring subdirectory unit (77), this file authentification value (82) being in turn acted upon by an authentification algorithm and an associated subdirectory authentification value (79) stored in the referring root directory. Other aspects of the invention relate to the authentification of a second root directory (78) by generation of a second authentification value (83) and the authentification of data before encapsulation in tables or sections of a transport stream.
93 citations
Patent•
25 Jan 1999
TL;DR: A software installation process for use in the manufacture of a prescribed computer system includes the steps of providing at least one processor, at least 1 memory, and an interface for connecting the computer system to a network server.
Abstract: A software installation process for use in the manufacture of a prescribed computer system includes the steps of providing at least one processor, at least one memory, and an interface for connecting the computer system to a network server. The at least one memory includes a master boot record, a utility partition and a primary partition. The utility partition includes manufacturing code particular to a manufacturing sequence in the manufacture of the computer system. The primary partition further includes file allocation tables and a root directory. Upon booting of the computer system, the manufacturing code is executed by the at least one processor, wherein the manufacturing sequence includes at least a downloading of software from the network server to the primary partition. The manufacturing code further includes instructions for clearing the file allocation tables and the root directory of the primary partition upon the occurrence of an interruption in the downloading of software from the network server and instructions for enabling the software download to be restarted without reformatting and repartitioning of the at least one memory.
85 citations
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