Patent ID: 7636760

Claim:
A method comprising: in a network of interconnected computer system nodes configured to forward data items from point to point based upon one of data types, relatively high levels of encryption protocol, other factors, or a combination thereof, receiving from a source system a request to store at least one data item; in response to the request from the source system, continuously forwarding the at least one data item among the nodes in the network of interconnected computer system nodes without storing the forwarded at least one data item on any fixed storage medium in the network, the forwarded at least one data item being constantly routed within the network from node to node, the forwarded at least one data item being available for retrieval if a request to retrieve the at least one data item is received, the continuously forwarding comprising: determining an address of a node available to receive the at least one data item to be forwarded from point to point; sending a message to the source system with the address of a specific node; detecting a presence of the at least one data item at the specific node; and forwarding the at least one data item to another node in the network of interconnected computer system nodes without storing the forwarded at least one data item on any fixed storage medium.