Patent ID: 7877456
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computerized method of storing a data file in a network of computer systems, the method comprising: receiving a request from a source system to store a data file comprising a plurality of data elements arranged in a first order, wherein the source system is outside of a network of interconnected computer systems; directing the data file to a random access memory of a computer system in the network; saving a file name of the data file in an index file; generating a scrambled data file comprising each of the plurality of data elements arranged in a second order that is different than the first order; saving the scrambled data file on a storage device, wherein the storage device stores a plurality of scrambled data files; and continuously forwarding the data file among random access memories of respective computer systems in the network without storing the data file on any fixed physical storage device of the computer systems in the network, wherein fixed physical storage devices include hard disks, magnetic disks, magneto optical disk, and optical disks.