公开(公告)号：US5991542A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US713500

申请日：1996-09-13

Applicant: Byron B. Han ,  James F. Kateley ,  Colm Murphy ,  Kenneth Fitzgerald-Smith

Inventor： Byron B. Han ,  James F. Kateley ,  Colm Murphy ,  Kenneth Fitzgerald-Smith

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F15/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/0676 ,  G06F8/63

Abstract: Disk images, and the like, are used to emulate storage volumes for the distribution of computer software. An image of a data storage volume, such as a hard disk drive, is stored in a file having a format that enables it to exhibit a behavior which is the same as the storage volume itself. The image files are accessed by means of an associated driver which can support a variety of different file system protocols, thereby permitting the files themselves to be independent of the format requirements of particular file systems. The data in the image file can be compressed in a manner such that a storage volume being emulated appears to be of a specified size, while actually requiring less space to store its contents. With these properties, the image files can be mounted in the manner of a hardware storage device, and large files can be readily transmitted and downloaded in an electronic format. Since the files are preserved in their original form, end-to-end verification remains possible, to ensure the integrity of the downloaded files. Multiple images can be combined into a single tome, for installation at a remote site using a one-button approach.

Abstract translation: 磁盘映像等用于模拟计算机软件分发的存储卷。 诸如硬盘驱动器的数据存储卷的图像被存储在具有使其能够呈现与存储卷本身相同的行为的格式的文件中。 图像文件通过可以支持各种不同文件系统协议的关联驱动程序访问，从而允许文件本身独立于特定文件系统的格式要求。 图像文件中的数据可以被压缩，使得仿真的存储卷看起来具有指定的大小，而实际上需要更少的空间来存储其内容。 利用这些属性，可以以硬件存储装置的方式安装图像文件，并且可以容易地以电子格式发送和下载大文件。 由于文件以原始形式保存，因此端到端验证仍然可行，以确保下载文件的完整性。 多个图像可以组合成一个tome，用于使用一键式方法在远程站点进行安装。

公开(公告)号：USRE43437E1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-29

申请号：US09990887

申请日：2001-11-21

Applicant: Byron B. Han ,  James F. Kateley ,  Colm Murphy ,  Kenneth FitzGerald-Smith

Inventor： Byron B. Han ,  James F. Kateley ,  Colm Murphy ,  Kenneth FitzGerald-Smith

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/0676 ,  G06F8/63

Abstract: Disk images, and the like, are used to emulate storage volumes for the distribution of computer software. An image of a data storage volume, such as a hard disk drive, is stored in a file having a format that enables it to exhibit a behavior which is the same as the storage volume itself. The image files are accessed by means of an associated driver which can support a variety of different file system protocols, thereby permitting the files themselves to be independent of the format requirements of particular file systems. The data in the image file can be compressed in a manner such that a storage volume being emulated appears to be of a specified size, while actually requiring less space to store its contents. With these properties, the image files can be mounted in the manner of a hardware storage device, and large files can be readily transmitted and downloaded in an electronic format. Since the files are preserved in their original form, end-to-end verification remains possible, to ensure the integrity of the downloaded files. Multiple images can be combined into a single tome, for installation at a remote site using a one-button approach.

Abstract translation: 磁盘映像等用于模拟计算机软件分发的存储卷。 诸如硬盘驱动器的数据存储卷的图像被存储在具有使其能够呈现与存储卷本身相同的行为的格式的文件中。 图像文件通过可以支持各种不同文件系统协议的关联驱动程序访问，从而允许文件本身独立于特定文件系统的格式要求。 图像文件中的数据可以被压缩，使得仿真的存储卷看起来具有指定的大小，而实际上需要更少的空间来存储其内容。 利用这些属性，可以以硬件存储装置的方式安装图像文件，并且可以容易地以电子格式发送和下载大文件。 由于文件以原始形式保存，因此端到端验证仍然可行，以确保下载文件的完整性。 多个图像可以组合成一个tome，用于使用一键式方法在远程站点进行安装。