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AssigneeGenworth Financial, Inc.
InventorsTony Hashem, Keri Quinn, Ashwin Parmar
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The method and system of the invention provides a technique for transferring files from a first location to a second location using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). That is, the invention provides a method of transferring files using FTP from a first memory associated with a first processing portion to a second processing portion, the method comprising placing a file in the first memory; determining the destination of the file based on configuration parameters associated with the first memory, the destination of the file being the second processing portion; and attempting to establish a connection between the first processing portion and the second processing portion in order to transfer the file from the first memory to the second processing portion.
A method of transferring files using file transfer protocol (FTP) from a first memory associated with a first processing portion to a second processing portion, the method comprising:
A processing portion for transferring files to a destination using file transfer protocol (FTP), the processing portion comprising:
A method of transferring files using file transfer protocol (FTP) from a first memory associated with a first processing portion to a second memory in a second processing portion, the method comprising:
A processing portion for transferring files to a destination using file transfer protocol (FTP), the processing portion comprising:
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Protocols: specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
Intralayer communication protocols among peer entities or protocol data unit [PDU] definitions: in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
Digital communication
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The method and system of the invention relate to the transfer of files using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
FTP is a primary technology by which files are transferred on the Internet. Also, FTP is one of the oldest and most popular methods of sending files across the Internet. FTP is particularly useful when it is necessary to make a large amount of files available to remote users. A wide variety of files may be sent using FTP. For example, files that can be FTP'd include image files, sounds, motion pictures, text, and computer software.
However, a problem exists with known techniques to prepare and forward files using FTP. Often times, the amount of manual manipulation required by a user to FTP files is substantial. In this age when all users request expediency, these manual steps can be burdensome. Further, with less experienced users, the required manual steps needed to FTP files may in fact preclude the use of FTP.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description together with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference indicators are used to designate like elements, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a network arrangement including a home FTP processing portion in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing further details of the home FTP processing portion of FIG. 1 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
Hereinafter, aspects of the system and method of the invention in accordance with various embodiments will be described. As used herein, any term in the singular may be interpreted to be in the plural, and alternatively, any term in the plural may be interpreted to be in the singular.
The system and method of the invention are directed to the above stated problems, as well as other problems, that are present in conventional techniques. The foregoing description of various products, methods, or apparatus and their attendant disadvantages described in the “Background of the Invention” is in no way intended to limit the scope of the invention, or to imply that the invention does not include some or all of various elements of known products, methods, and/or apparatus in one form or another. Indeed, various embodiments of the invention may be capable of overcoming some of the disadvantages noted in the “Background of the Invention,” while still retaining some or all of the various elements of known products, methods, and apparatus in one form or another.
The system and method of the invention allow a user, company or other entity, for example, to transmit (FTP) files to and from multiple sources and destinations over the Internet or another network. In particular, the invention allows the placement of a file in a basket, i.e., in an internal outbasket, to determine the destination that the file will be sent. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, users will be notified via e-mail of a failed transmission. The process of the invention records successful and failed transmissions into a log file, which may be later imported into a database. The system and method of the invention may be utilized in any process that requires an FTP service. The invention offers the benefit of tracking and maintaining all outgoing and incoming files.