Patent ID: 7970856
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: determining whether a client requesting an asset is grid enabled; sending from a grid storage proxy server a conditional request to a content provider to obtain information about the requested asset in order to make a determination that the grid storage proxy server either has a most recent copy of the requested asset or needs to copy the requested asset to itself or a management interface, wherein the grid storage proxy server queries the content provider based on a set of rules which are used to instruct the grid storage proxy server to contribute, remove and update identified assets and the grid proxy server manages the requested asset by contributing, removing and updating the requested asset to and from a distributed grid network based on the set of rules, which are maintained by the grid storage proxy server; receiving, in response to the conditional request, the information to identify the most recent copy of the requested asset; and transferring the requested asset to at least one grid enabled peer for subsequent downloading to the requesting client.