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Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources

  • US 7,500,002 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2005
  • Issued: 03/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for requesting data from one of a plurality of actual servers, comprising the steps of:

  • generating a virtual network of servers in response to a data request;

    selecting a first virtual server in the virtual network to receive the data request and generating a path of virtual servers from the first virtual server to a root virtual server, wherein the root virtual server is the last virtual server on the path;

    mapping at least one virtual server on the path to a respective one of the plurality of actual servers; and

    requesting data from the one of the plurality of actual servers.

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