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DATA FILE FORWARDING STORAGE AND SEARCH

  • US 20090254567A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2008
  • Published: 10/08/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method of storing a data file in a network of computer systems, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request from a source system to store a data file comprising a plurality of data elements arranged in a first sequence, wherein the source system is outside of a network of interconnected computer systems;

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

    saving a file name of the data file in an index file associated with a central server in the network;

    generating a scrambled copy of the data file comprising each of the plurality of data elements arranged in a second sequence that is different that the first sequence;

    saving the scrambled data file in a database of scrambled data files; and

    intermittently forwarding the data file among the computer memories of the computer systems in the network without storing the data file on any physical storage device of the computer systems in the network, wherein physical storage devices include hard disks, magnetic disks, magnetic tape, magneto optical disk, and optical disks.

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