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Distributing data via a network including timing information

  • US 8,312,167 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2005
  • Issued: 11/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method for distributing data via a computer network, the method comprising:

  • a first computer system addressing the data to one or more network addresses; and

    the first computer system transmitting the data to the computer network using the one or more network addresses, wherein the one or more network addresses include a broadcast address;

    wherein the data includes program instructions and timing information, wherein the program instructions define one or more platform-independent computer programs that are executable by a virtual machine on a second computer system that is coupled to the computer network; and

    wherein the timing information indicates a time by which loading of at least a first portion of the program instructions is to be completed by the virtual machine on the second computer system;

    wherein said transmitting the data includes broadcasting the data to a plurality of computer systems via the computer network without separately addressing each of the plurality of computer systems, wherein said broadcasting the data uses the broadcast address.

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