Patent · US Expired

Peer to peer based cache management

US7802065B1 · kind B1 · utility

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35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 3, 2004
Grant dateSep 21, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9574
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for managing a local cache that is part of a distributed cache is disclosed. The system includes a computing device. The computing device includes or is in electronic communication with a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium includes executable instructions for implementing a method for managing a local cache that is part of a distributed cache. In the method the local cache that is part of the distributed cache is identified. The local cache has a plurality of local files. Remote cache information is requested from a plurality of peers. The remote cache information is received. The remote cache information includes a file list identifying files in one or more remote caches. A priority is determined for each file of the plurality of local files based on the remote cache information. A local cache reduction operation is started that uses the priority to determine whether a local file is deleted.

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