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System for and method of streaming data to a computer in a network

US7321936B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2002
Grant dateJan 22, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/329
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for and method of rapidly streaming data to one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's) from a server employing virtual disk emulation and broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server. In some embodiments, the streamed data includes files necessary to boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

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