Patent ID: 7810647
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, performed by one or more processing devices, for sharing a data file in a network, the method comprising: receiving a request for data from a first device, coupled to the network, that locally stores a residing object pertaining to a beginning portion of the data file, and wherein the requested data pertains to the remainder of the data file; identifying a plurality of devices, coupled to the network, that are to provide the requested data to the first device; signaling the plurality of devices to transmit respective portions of the remainder of the data file, concurrently, to the first device, wherein portions of the data file transmitted by each of the devices are nonconsecutive relative to any other portion transmitted by that device; and assembling, on the first device, the plurality of portions of the data file in an order that is predetermined to enable use of the data file on the first device while the remainder of the data file is retrieved.