Patent ID: 9547658
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for synchronizing file paths associated with computer files based on at least one file path modification, the method comprising: detecting the at least one file path modification to a referenced file path associated with a computer file, wherein the at least one file path modification comprises at least one of creating the computer file, editing the computer file, renaming the computer file, moving the computer file, and deleting the computer file; identifying a type of the at least one file path modification to the referenced file path associated with the computer file, wherein identifying the type of the at least one file path modification comprises determining at least one of whether the computer file is created, whether the computer file is edited, whether the computer file is renamed, and whether the computer file is deleted; identifying at least one generated file path based on the identified type of the at least one file path modification; presenting a user with a dialogue box, wherein the dialogue box enables the user to apply or not to apply the at least one file modification and to synchronize or not to synchronize the referenced file path associated with the computer file to the at least one generated file path associated with the computer file; in response to receiving a user action, synchronizing the referenced file path associated with the computer file to the at least one generated file path associated with the computer file, wherein receiving the user action comprises receiving a selection on the dialogue box to synchronize the referenced file path associated with the computer file to the at least one generated file path associated with the computer file; modifying a plurality of file path information associated with the computer file based on the synchronized referenced file path and the at least one generated file path associated with the computer file; generating an association tab on a file properties window, wherein the association tab comprises a plurality of association information associated with the referenced file path and the at least one generated file path, and wherein the plurality of association information comprises at least one synchronized file path based on the at least one generated file path and a synchronization status indicator; and validating and extracting the file path information associated with the computer file for use by at least one application.