Patent ID: 7263562
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring data to a destination computing device, comprising: receiving, by the destination computing device, a request from a source computing device to upload one or more portions of a data file located on the source computing device to the destination computing device; accessing, by the destination computing device, an information file received from the source computing device that is associated with the one or more portions of the data file, the information file containing one or more metadata descriptors of the one or more portions of the data file to be uploaded; determining, by the destination computing device, based on the one or more metadata descriptors, one or more portions of the data file needed to be uploaded to the destination computing device to perform a desired task; modifying, by the destination computing device, at least one of the one or more metadata descriptors to create a modified information file, the modified information file specifying the one or more determined portions of the data file; and obtaining from the source computing device, by the destination computing device, the one or more determined portions of the data file as specified by the modified information file.