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Method and apparatus for a fault resilient collaborative media serving array

US8943218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2006
Grant dateJan 27, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/2182
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and apparatuses for a fault resilient collaborative media serving array comprising a plurality of nodes. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for creating a fault resilient collaborative media serving array where the array nodes do not share memory, the serving of a content file is accomplished by the collaborative efforts of many nodes in the array, and where there is no fixed allocation of sessions to nodes.

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