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Data distribution server

  • US 20040230996A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2004
  • Published: 11/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network system comprising:

  • a distribution computer including a storage device which stores contents;

    a distribution request computer which issues a send request to send said contents;

    at least one copy computer including a storage device which stores copy contents of said contents stored in said distribution computer; and

    a search computer including;

    a contents search module which carries out a search for one of said at least one copy computer storing copy contents of said requested contents based on said send request to send said contents from said distribution request computer, and a distribution request relay module which forwards said send request to a specified one of said at least one copy computer, wherein said distribution computer further includes a contents registration module which, when said contents are updated, sends a copy request and copy contents of said updated contents to a predetermined one of said at least one copy computer, said copy request giving an instruction to create said copy contents in said storage device of said copy computer, and said at least one copy computer further includes a contents request receiving module which creates said copy contents of said updated contents based on said copy request and which sends said copy contents of said requested contents to said distribution request computer based on said send request from said search computer.

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