Patent ID: 8599678
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions readable by a computing system in order to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising: directing a plurality of unique data items to respective computer system nodes that are interconnected in a network, wherein the computer system nodes are configured to continuously forward the unique data items, independent of one other, among memories of the computer system nodes in the network without storing the unique data items on any hard drive, magneto optical drive, optical disk drive, or any storage device different from said memories of the computer system nodes in the network; receiving a request for a particular unique data item of the plurality of unique data items that is being continuously forwarded among the memories of the computer system nodes; and requesting the particular unique data item from one or more of the computer system nodes in response to the request to retrieve the particular unique data item.