Patent ID: 6012085
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G06T,H04L

Abstract:
An apparatus for increased data access from data of the type including at least one of a file, an object and a directory in a file/object oriented network, which comprises:a file/object server computer having an operating system, a first memory, a permanent storage memory and a processor;a cache verifying computer operably connected to said file/object server computer in a manner to form a network for rapidly transferring data, said cache verifying computer having an operating system, a first memory and a processor with means for performing an operation on data stored in said permanent storage memory of said file server computer to produce a signature of said data;a remote client computer having an operating system, a first memory, a cache memory and a processor with means for performing an operation on data stored in said cache memory to produce a signature of said data;a communication server operably connecting to said remote client computer to said cache verifying computer and said file/object server computer; anda first comparator operably associated with said cache verifying computer for comparing said signatures of data with one another to determine whether said signature of data of said remote client is valid.