Patent ID: 8321484

Claim:
A method, performed by a computer having a processor and memory, for reducing data within a file path-centric protocol message, comprising: generating a file path-centric protocol message regarding a group of files, wherein the group of files comprises at least a first file and a second file, wherein a first file path identifies a location of the first file and a second file path identifies a location of the second file; determining a common portion between the first file path and the second file path, wherein the common portion is shared by the first file path and the second file path, and wherein the common portion is selected from one or more of the group of: a common root of the first file path and the second file path, a common middle portion of the first file path and the second file path, and a common document extension shared by the first file path and the second file path; storing the common portion of the first file path and the second file path once within the file path-centric protocol message; storing a first unique portion of the first file path within the file path-centric protocol message, wherein the first unique portion of the first file path is a different portion of the first file path from the common portion; storing a second unique portion of the second file path within the file path-centric protocol message, wherein the second unique portion of the second file path is a different portion of the second file path from the common portion and the first unique portion; and transmitting the file path-centric protocol message to a server.