System and method for managing files in a distributed system using filtering
US6772346B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0227
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a network-connected distributed system including nodes through which digital data flow, one or more of the nodes adapted to process the digital data, a method for efficiently managing the transmission of units of digital data from node to node, includes the steps of receiving, at one of the one or more nodes, units of digital data first transmitted by an originating node; filtering out sufficiently processed units of the digital data based on filtering information; transmitting, to the originating node and/or other nodes, filtered results relating to the sufficiently processed units; queuing, for processing at other nodes, unfiltered units of the digital data which are not filtered out; and updating the filtering information according to results of automatic processing performed in and received from the one of the one or more nodes and/or other nodes in the system.
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