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Redundant Data Forwarding Storage

  • US 20090238167A1
  • Filed: 03/20/2008
  • Published: 09/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method of storing electronic data in a network of computer systems, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request from a source system to store data, wherein the source system is outside of a first network of interconnected computer systems that are configured to store the data and the source system is outside of a second network of interconnected computer systems that are configured to store the data, each of the computer systems in the first network and the second network comprising a memory;

    directing the data to a first memory of a computer system in the first network;

    directing a first copy of the data to a second memory of a computer system in the second network;

    intermittently forwarding the data among the first computer memory and memories of other computer systems in the first network without storing the data on any physical storage device of the computer systems in the first network; and

    intermittently forwarding the first copy of the data among the second computer memory and memories of other computer systems in the second network without storing the first copy of the data on any physical storage device of the computer systems in the second network;

    wherein physical storage devices include hard disks, magnetic disks, magnetic tape, magneto optical disk, and optical disks.

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