Patent ID: 7631051

Claim:
A method comprising: in a network of interconnected computer system nodes, receiving a request from a source system to store at least one data item; directing the at least one data item to a node in conjunction with its geolocation, geolocation enabling selecting nodes that are proximate to each other or a user to increase speed and efficiency; 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 in conjunction with their geolocations 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, geolocation enabling selecting nodes that are proximate to each other or to the user to increase speed and efficiency, the continuously forwarding comprising: determining an address of a node available to receive the at least one data item based on geolocation and on one or more factors; 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 in conjunction with their geolocations without storing the forwarded at least one data item on any fixed storage medium.