System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
CA 2374992 A1 · Owner: Peterson, James C. · Inventors: Basin, Yuri; Peterson, James C.; Beirne, Michael
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A computer program for managing and manipulating archive zip files of a computer. The, program includes a system and method for opening creating, modifying, and , extracting zip archive files. The program is fully integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer and is accessed, via Explorer menus, toolbars and/or drag and drop operations. An important feature of the, program is the archive manager which may be used to open a zip file create a , new zip file, extract, zip files modify zip files, etc. The program is integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer using, the shell name space extension application program interface developed by Microsoft.
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- Filed March 8, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 8, 2022.
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