Patent ID: 8086734

Claim:
A method of broadcasting common information over a computer network, comprising: broadcasting said common information from a network server to a plurality of clients in a network of clients and for rebroadcasting said common information by a selected client within a segment of clients of said network of clients to the other clients within said segment of clients; automatically selecting from among clients within said segments of clients of said network of clients at least one client to rebroadcast said common information to the remaining clients within said segment of clients; causing each of the remaining clients within said segment of clients to block rebroadcasting said common information from said network server when said at least one client is selected to rebroadcast said common information to said remaining clients within said segment of clients; and automatically selecting another client within said segment of clients of said network of clients to rebroadcast said common information to the remaining client within said segment of clients should said at least one client fail to rebroadcast said coming information.