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Date of Patent
May 17, 2011
Patent Application Number
11980679
Date Filed
October 31, 2007
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Patent abstract
A method of distributing a data item to a plurality of computers in a network of computers. A data item is divided into a plurality of segments. Each segment is stored on at least one computer in said network. A list of computers onto which each of said segments has been stored is maintained. When a data item is requested, its component segments are obtained from at least two computers in the network. Some of the computers may form a peer-to-peer network.
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