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Accessing Data In A Content-Addressable Data Processing System

  • US 20110225177A1
  • Filed: 05/06/2011
  • Published: 09/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1995
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of managing information in a content-addressable computer system comprising a plurality of computers including at least a first computer and at least two second computers, the method comprising:

  • (A) creating a first identifier for a data item, at least in part, by hashing the content of the data item;

    (B) sending a request including the first identifier from the first computer to the at least two second computers to access the data item, wherein at least one of the at least two second computers uses the first identifier to access the data item; and

    (C) verifying that the content of the data item has not changed since the creation of the first identifier.

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