Patent ID: 9336213
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06F,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. The method for operating a computerized active file system, comprising: providing a file server having a memory circuit for storing data, a communications port for transmitting and receiving data over a network, and a processing circuit that controls the flow of data between said memory circuit and said communications port, said file server treating server predetermined data groups as single file entities, and automatically causing a notification message to be sent to said network upon the occurrence of at least one predetermined triggering event pertaining to the operation of said file server, wherein said at least one predetermined triggering event and its associated type and content of automatic notification message are configurable under the control of an auto-notification computer program routine residing on said computerized active file system; and (1) providing access to at least two users that are in communication with said file server over said network; and (2) storing more than one single file under an identical virtual filename as presented to said at least two users as a Display Name, while storing said more than one single file under unique actual filenames in a Files Table contained within said memory circuit along with a link to a location of said more than one single file in a virtual folder, wherein said location is based upon: (a) a setting in a database and (b) a username of the virtual folder where the file is being uploaded to with said file server.