Patent ID: 7277950
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A network method for distributing data to a plurality of computers, comprising: sending a first portion of the data to a first computer; sending a second portion of the data to a second computer, where the second portion includes at least some of the data not sent to the first computer; after sending to the first computer and the second computer has commenced, sending a request for the data from a requesting computer to a targeted computer system; accessing a look-up list to identify at least the first and second computers that have previously requested the data; prior to receiving all of the data at the first and second computers, sending requests to the identified first and second computers; sending the first portion of the data from the first computer to the requesting computer; sending at least some of the second portion of the data from the second computer to the requesting computer; receiving, with the requesting computer, the first portion of the data from the first computer; receiving, with the requesting computer, at least some of the second portion of the data from the second computer, the data received from the second computer including at least some of the data not sent to the first computer; and saving the data in memory of the requesting computer to recreate the requested data.