Appeal No. 2004-2267 Page 3
Application No. 09/651,184
the time each name was received and are stored in association with their respective
data file names. (Id. at 5.)
A delete module reviews the time stamps to determine if a preestablished time
has passed. Upon passage of the time, the latter module removes the corresponding
data file from the directory. (Id. at 5-6.) Only those data files processed by the interface
module will be deleted by the delete module. Therefore, concludes the appellant, his
invention "increase[s] storage space and reduce[s] opportunities for unauthorized
viewing of data files." (Id. at 6.)
A further understanding of the invention can be achieved by reading the following
claim.
1. A method for managing data files retrieved from a database system and
stored in a temporary directory for use by a requesting application, the
method comprising:
generating data file names corresponding to data files stored in the
temporary directory;
storing the data file names in a data structure;
generating time stamps corresponding to the data file names and
storing the time stamps in the data structure;
reviewing the time stamps to determine if a predetermined time
delay has passed; and
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