Patent ID: 8882599
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A63F,G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for use in conjunction with a dispersed storage processing unit coupled to a data network, the method comprising: receiving game data at the dispersed storage processing unit, the game data associated with a game being played in association with at least one of a plurality of user devices; storing the game data in a cache memory associated with the dispersed storage processing unit; generating dispersed storage metadata associated with the cached game data; generating a data block based on the cached game data and further based on the dispersed storage metadata; storing the data block as a write threshold number of slices in a plurality of storage devices at a corresponding plurality of different locations of a dispersed storage network, wherein the data block is assessable for the game being played via the at least one of the plurality of user devices by retrieval of a read threshold number of the slices, wherein the read threshold is less than the write threshold.