Individualized data communication on the basis of a descriptive file

A method of receiving a data entity on the basis of a descriptive file, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a recipient, the descriptive file comprising:
• a direct identifier corresponding to a common data piece common to all versions of the data entity;
• a placeholder identifier corresponding to an individualized data piece not common to all versions of the data entity, the placeholder identifier comprising a predefined string of characters that is independent of all versions of the data entity;
• in response to receiving the descriptive file and determining that the placeholder identifier is within:
• retrieving, separately from the descriptive file, descriptive data that refers to a first individualized data piece that is useful for completing a first version of the data entity by being combined with at least the common data piece;
• retrieving the first individualized data piece.

A device comprising:

• one or more processing circuits implementing individualization logic for communicating a data entity to at least a first recipient and a second recipient on the basis of a descriptive file, the one or more processing circuits configured to:
• provide the descriptive file to the first recipient and the second recipient, the descriptive file comprising:
• a direct identifier corresponding to a common data piece common to all versions of the data entity;
• a placeholder identifier corresponding to an individualized data piece not common to all versions of the data entity, the placeholder identifier comprising a predefined string of characters that is independent of all versions of the data entity;
• provide, separately from the descriptive file, a first descriptive data to the first recipient, the first descriptive data:
• excluding any reference to the common data piece;
• referring to a first individualized data piece that is useful for completing a first version of the data entity by being combined with at least the common data piece;
• provide, separately from the descriptive file, a second descriptive data to the second recipient, the second descriptive data:
• being distinct from the first descriptive data;
• excluding any reference to the common data piece;
• referring to a second individualized data piece that is useful for completing a second version of the data entity by being combined with at least the common data piece, the second individualized data piece being distinct from the first individualized data piece;
• provide the first and second individualized data pieces to the first and second recipients, respectively.

A device, comprising:

• one or more processing circuits implementing placeholder logic for receiving a data entity on the basis of a descriptive file, wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to:
• receive the descriptive file comprising:
• a direct identifier corresponding to a common data piece common to all versions of the data entity;
• a placeholder identifier corresponding to an individualized data piece not common to all versions of the data entity, the placeholder identifier comprising a predefined string of characters that is independent of all versions of the data entity;
• in response to receiving the descriptive file and determining that the placeholder identifier is within:
• retrieve, separately from the descriptive file, descriptive data that refers to a first individualized data piece that is useful for completing a first version of the data entity by being combined with at least the common data piece;
• and
• retrieve the first individualized data piece.