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Distributed search in a casual network of servers

  • US 8,280,983 B2
  • Filed: 05/02/2007
  • Issued: 10/02/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing a distributed casual search, the system comprising an originating server comprising:

  • a memory storage; and

    a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to;

    determine that a first request cannot be fulfilled by information associated with the originating server;

    post the first request to a distributed request ring;

    receive a response to the first request from a remote server, the response including current data, the remote server having a foreign reference written in response to receiving the first request by the remote server and employed to update the current data on the originating server when;

    the current data stored on a data store associated with the remote server is updated,a predicate created by an owner of the current data is satisfied, the predicate determining whether the updated current data is propagated to the originating server;

    save, at the originating server, the response to the first request;

    receive a second request from a second client; and

    determine that the second request can be fulfilled by the saved response to the first request.

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