Systems for distributing data over a computer network and methods for arranging nodes for distribution of data over a computer network
US7664840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/611
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for distributing data (e.g., content data) over a computer network and a method of arranging receiver nodes in a computer network such that the capacity of a server is effectively increased (e.g., the capacity of a server may be effectively multiplied many times over; the capacity of the server may be effectively increased exponentially). In one embodiment the present invention may take advantage of the excess capacity many receiver nodes possess, and may use such receiver nodes as repeaters. The distribution system may include node(s) having database(s) which indicate ancestor(s) and/or descendant(s) of the node so that reconfiguration of the distribution network may be accomplished without burdening the system's primary server. An embodiment of the present invention may include a process for configuring a computer information distribution network having a primary server node and user nodes docked in a cascaded relationship, and reconfiguring the network in the event that a user node departs from the network. In one example (which example is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive), the process may include the…
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