Patent ID: 7734914
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of providing an application access to a file, comprising: receiving from the application by a program different from the application, a request to access the file, wherein the program is running on a processor coupled to a storage device; responsive to the request, providing a prompt, through a graphical interface, for a name and path of the file without disclosing to the application at least one selected from the name of the file and the path of the file; causing the file to be opened responsive to a response to the prompt, the response to the prompt being received from an input device, without disclosing to the application at least one selected from the name of the file and the path of the file; and providing to the application a handle to the file opened without disclosing to the application at least one selected from the name of the file and the path of the file.