Patent ID: 6182151
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for storing and managing objects in a distributed information storage management system including an application program having an application storage area for storing an object, a client having a client storage area, an object server for storing an object and a centralized server having information stored therein regarding the client and the location of the object, the method comprising the steps of:(a) storing the object in the application storage area;(b) sending a first request from the client to the centralized server to store the object in the object server;(c) sending, in response to said first request, a second request from the centralized server to the object server to retrieve a copy of the object from the application storage area;(d) retrieving, in response to said second request, said copy of the object directly from the application storage area;(e) storing said copy of the object retrieved in step (d) in the object server; and(f) storing in the centralized server information identifying said copy of the object as being stored in the object server.