Patent ID: 6671701
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for synchronizing data files of different formats, comprising:a) receiving a specified location including a plurality of directories or subdirectories, a specified first format, and a specified second format, that is different from the specified first format; b) searching the specified directories or subdirectories during a single iteration for any source files of the specified first format; c) determining if the source files found by the search has been previously converted into the specified second format and if so proceeding to step h), other wise proceed to step d); d) converting only the found the source files into the specified second format; e) storing the converted file at a second specified location; f) storing a time and date stamp of the converted file in a database; g) proceed to step k); h) comparing the time and date stamp of the converted file with a time and date stamp of the corresponding source file; i) updating the converted file when the time and date stamp of the corresponding source file is more recent than the time and date stamp of the converted file; j) storing the time and date stamp of the updated converted file in the database; and k) returning to step a).