Method and system for managing data records on a computer network
US7096228B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for managing data records on a computer network is described, in which copies of data records are distributed among various servers in a hierarchical tree structure, and in which servers that experience an excessive number of requests for a particular data record transmit replicas of that data record to other servers to distribute the load.
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