Systems and methods for accessing and updating distributed data
US7917474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/2246
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that provide an indexing data structure. In one embodiment, the indexing data structure is mirrored index tree where the copies of the nodes of the tree are stored across devices in a distributed system. In one embodiment, nodes that are stored on an offline device are restored, and an offline device that comes back online is merged into the distributed system and given access to the current indexing data structure. In one embodiment, the indexing data structure is traversed to locate and restore nodes that are stored on offline devices of the distributed system.
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