METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIERARCHICAL TRACKING OF CONTENT AND CACHE FOR NETWORKING AND DISTRIBUTION TO WIRED AND MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A hierarchical system comprising:
- at least one micro tracker included in a wired or mobile end device, wherein a micro tracker is configured to provide a location of content that is disseminated through a distributed network;
at least one mini tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content and to distribute this information to micro trackers in a first jurisdiction;
at least one zone tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content in a region and to distribute this information to mini trackers in a second jurisdiction; and
a master tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content in all regions in a third jurisdiction to distribute this information to zone trackers in the third jurisdiction,wherein the micro tracker is configured to obtain location information from at least one of the mini tracker or zone tracker if a primary source malfunctions.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and apparatus for tracking media content (storage) and its cache (that is synched with the original content) in a large-scale wide-area distributed network. The system includes at least one mini tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content and to distribute this information to micro trackers in a first jurisdiction. The system also includes at least one zone tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content in a region and to distribute this information to mini trackers in a second jurisdiction. The system further includes a master tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content in all regions in a third jurisdiction to distribute this information to zone trackers in the third jurisdiction. The micro tracker (in wired or mobile end device/point) is configured to obtain location information from at least one of the mini tracker or zone tracker if a primary source malfunctions.
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18 Claims
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1. A hierarchical system comprising:
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at least one micro tracker included in a wired or mobile end device, wherein a micro tracker is configured to provide a location of content that is disseminated through a distributed network; at least one mini tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content and to distribute this information to micro trackers in a first jurisdiction; at least one zone tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content in a region and to distribute this information to mini trackers in a second jurisdiction; and a master tracker which is configured to keep information on the location of the content in all regions in a third jurisdiction to distribute this information to zone trackers in the third jurisdiction, wherein the micro tracker is configured to obtain location information from at least one of the mini tracker or zone tracker if a primary source malfunctions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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sending location information from a master tracker to a micro tracker, through a zone tracker and a mini tracker, respectively, at a predefined time. requesting and receiving, after the initial period by the zone tracker, a real-time update from the master tracker; requesting and receiving, after the initial period by the mini tracker, a real-time update from the zone tracker; and requesting and receiving, after the initial period by the micro tracker, a real-time update from the mini tracker, wherein each tracker is located in a different hierarchical level in a system and the micro tracker is configured to obtain location information from at least one of the mini tracker or zone tracker if a primary source malfunctions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for sending location information from a master tracker to a micro tracker, through a zone tracker and a mini tracker, respectively, at a predefined time. means for requesting and receiving, after the initial period by the zone tracker, a real-time update from the master tracker; means for requesting and receiving, after the initial period by the mini tracker, a real-time update from the zone tracker; and means for requesting and receiving, after the initial period by the micro tracker, a real-time update from the mini tracker, wherein each tracker is located in a different hierarchical level in a system and the micro tracker is configured to obtain location information from at least one of the mini tracker or zone tracker if a primary source malfunctions.
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