METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR STORED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND ACCESS
First Claim
1. A method for distributing and providing access to stored content from remote storage, comprising:
- receiving a first request to access a first portion of stored content from a requestor, wherein the first request is in a file system request format;
creating a placeholder for the stored content so that the placeholder has at least one parameter identical to the stored content and the placeholder can hold the first portion of the stored content and at least a second portion of the stored content;
requesting the first portion of the stored content from remote storage;
receiving the first portion of the stored content from the remote storage;
storing the first portion of the stored content in the placeholder; and
before the second portion of the stored content has been stored in the placeholder, providing the first portion of the stored content to the requestor using a file system response format.
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Abstract
Methods for distributing and providing access to stored content from remote storage comprising; receiving a first request to access a first portion of stored content from a requestor, wherein the first request is in a file system request format; creating a placeholder for the stored content so that the placeholder has at least one parameter identical to the stored content and the placeholder can hold the first portion of the stored content and at least a second portion of the stored content; requesting the first portion of the stored content from remote storage; receiving the first portion of the stored content from the remote storage; storing the first portion of the stored content in the placeholder; and before the second portion of the stored content has been stored in the placeholder, providing the first portion of the stored content to the requestor using a file system response format.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for distributing and providing access to stored content from remote storage, comprising:
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receiving a first request to access a first portion of stored content from a requestor, wherein the first request is in a file system request format; creating a placeholder for the stored content so that the placeholder has at least one parameter identical to the stored content and the placeholder can hold the first portion of the stored content and at least a second portion of the stored content; requesting the first portion of the stored content from remote storage; receiving the first portion of the stored content from the remote storage; storing the first portion of the stored content in the placeholder; and before the second portion of the stored content has been stored in the placeholder, providing the first portion of the stored content to the requestor using a file system response format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for distributing and providing access to stored content from remote storage, comprising:
at least one hardware processor that; receives a first request to access a first portion of stored content from a requestor, wherein the first request is in a file system request format; creates a placeholder for the stored content so that the placeholder has at least one parameter identical to the stored content and the placeholder can hold the first portion of the stored content and at least a second portion of the stored content; requests the first portion of the stored content from remote storage; receives the first portion of the stored content from the remote storage; stores the first portion of the stored content in the placeholder; and before the second portion of the stored content has been stored in the placeholder, provides the first portion of the stored content to the requestor using a file system response format. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for distributing and providing access to stored content from remote storage, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request to access a first portion of stored content from a requestor, wherein the first request is in a file system request format; creating a placeholder for the stored content so that the placeholder has at least one parameter identical to the stored content and the placeholder can hold the first portion of the stored content and at least a second portion of the stored content; requesting the first portion of the stored content from remote storage; receiving the first portion of the stored content from the remote storage; storing the first portion of the stored content in the placeholder; and before the second portion of the stored content has been stored in the placeholder, providing the first portion of the stored content to the requestor using a file system response format. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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