Patent ID: 7685313
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for re-formatting computer files, comprising the steps: inputting a data file into a computer having a specified operating system, wherein the computer is of a given type, has a driver of a given type, includes a word processing application, and is operated by a user, the specified operating system is a first operating system, and the data file is a given program having a first source code; using said computer to determine if the data file is compatible with the specified operating system; if the data file is not compatible with the computer, said computer transmitting the data file over the Internet from said computer to a universal server; and the universal server, transforming the data file into a format compatible with the specified operating system of the computer, and sending the transformed data file back to the computer; providing first and second databases, using the first database to identify a group of user requirements, and using the second database to hold information about the computer; the user entering into the first database information identifying providing the second database with computer information identifying (i) the specified operating system, (ii) the type of the computer, (iii) the type of the driver of the computer, and (iv) the word processing application on the computer, including the steps of storing the second database on a universal conversion server database, and reading said computer information from a file on the computer; wherein the step of transforming the data file includes the steps of the universal server wherein the step of sending the transformed data file back to the computer includes the step of sending said compiled second source code to the computer.