Content item block replication protocol for multi-premises hosting of digital content items
US9697269B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/568
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content item block replication protocol for multi-premises hosting of digital content items. In one embodiment, for example, a method comprises: receiving, from a server, a server journal entry identifying one or more content item blocks of a content item represented by the server journal entry; storing a replication task log entry corresponding to the server journal entry in a replication task log, the replication task log entry identifying the one or more content item blocks of the content item represented by the server journal entry and identifying a block server; and either offering to send the one or more content item blocks identified in the replication task log entry to the block server identified in the replication task log entry, or downloading the one or more content item blocks identified in the replication task log entry from the block server identified in the replication task log entry.
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