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Management of access to data distributed across multiple computing devices

US8645327B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2009
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/178
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems and apparatus for a distributed data environment can allow data to be seamlessly accessed from remote computing devices. For a given user having multiple computing devices, a personal distributed data bank can be formed from data storage capacities resident at the multiple computing device. The given user can access data on any of the multiple computing devices without knowing on which of the multiple computing devices the data resides. In one embodiment, an index for the user's data within the personal distributed data bank can be provided to facilitate searching, browsing and accessing of user data by the given user.

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