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Method and systems for storing and distributing data

US7734584B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2005
Grant dateJun 8, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/632
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of this invention store and distribute from a central system units of information corresponding to files distributively stored in a plurality of remote systems. The remote systems may have intermittent network connection. A separate system, which may also have intermittent network connection, may access the units of information on the central system. The separate system may request that the central system transfer a particular file corresponding to a unit of information. The availability of the file on the remote system may be detected. A process may be initiated to send to the file from the remote system to the separate system, either through the central system or bypassing the central system.

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