Patent ID: 6662186
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system located on a computer for propagating data saved in one file format to another file format, comprising:a first real data file saved in a first file format on a computing device; a software module appended to and part of said first real data file, said software module including at least one additional file format definition; and an executable software module appended to and part of said first real data file, said executable software module configured to associate said additional file format with said first real data file and change the file format of the first real data file to create a new real data file associated with said additional file format, the new real data file located on the computing device, wherein said first real data file initiates the operation of said executable software module, and wherein said software module and said executable software module are updated and appended to and become part of said new real data file.