Patent ID: 8312167
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for distributing data via a computer network, the method comprising: a first computer system addressing the data to one or more network addresses; and the first computer system transmitting the data to the computer network using the one or more network addresses, wherein the one or more network addresses include a broadcast address; wherein the data includes program instructions and timing information, wherein the program instructions define one or more platform-independent computer programs that are executable by a virtual machine on a second computer system that is coupled to the computer network; and wherein the timing information indicates a time by which loading of at least a first portion of the program instructions is to be completed by the virtual machine on the second computer system; wherein said transmitting the data includes broadcasting the data to a plurality of computer systems via the computer network without separately addressing each of the plurality of computer systems, wherein said broadcasting the data uses the broadcast address.