DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY OF ENCODED FILE FOR APPLICATION Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC G06T9/00 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to method and electronic device for determination of applicability of the encoded file in an application, which allows for using such type of files but has some restrictions related to properties of such file type, as well as to the computer-readable medium containing the computer programme for performing the said method. To fulfill the above method, the electronic device contains at least one block for correlating the files associated with the application, which accepts (50) at least one property of the encoded file and correlates (52) the property with the application, creates (54) an indicator showing whether the file can be used by the application relying on correlation, and connects (56) the indicator with the encrypted file for further provision of quick decision making regarding usage of the file by the application.

EFFECT: provision of quick choosing encoded files for usage by the application without preliminary decoding of the file.

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