Media delivery in data forwarding storage network
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1. A non-transitory tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions readable by a computing system in order to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
- directing a plurality of unique data items to respective computer system nodes that are interconnected in a network, wherein the computer system nodes are configured to continuously forward the unique data items, independent of one other, among memories of the computer system nodes in the network without storing the unique data items on any hard drive, magneto optical drive, optical disk drive, or any storage device different from said memories of the computer system nodes in the network;
receiving a request for a particular unique data item of the plurality of unique data items that is being continuously forwarded among the memories of the computer system nodes; and
requesting the particular unique data item from one or more of the computer system nodes in response to the request to retrieve the particular unique data item.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for media delivery in data forwarding storage network. A method includes, in a network of interconnected computer system nodes, directing unique data items to a computer memory, and continuously forwarding each of the unique data items, independent of each other, from one computer memory to another computer memory in the network of interconnected computer system nodes without storing on any physical storage device in the network.
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1. A non-transitory tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions readable by a computing system in order to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
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directing a plurality of unique data items to respective computer system nodes that are interconnected in a network, wherein the computer system nodes are configured to continuously forward the unique data items, independent of one other, among memories of the computer system nodes in the network without storing the unique data items on any hard drive, magneto optical drive, optical disk drive, or any storage device different from said memories of the computer system nodes in the network; receiving a request for a particular unique data item of the plurality of unique data items that is being continuously forwarded among the memories of the computer system nodes; and requesting the particular unique data item from one or more of the computer system nodes in response to the request to retrieve the particular unique data item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
by a computing system having one or more processors; initiating transmission of a plurality of unique data items to respective computer system nodes that are interconnected in a network; instructing the computer system nodes to continuously forward the unique data items, independent of one other, among memories of the computer system nodes in the network without storing the unique data items on any hard drive, magneto optical drive, optical disk drive, or any storage device different from said memories of the computer system nodes in the network; receiving a request for a particular unique data item of the plurality of unique data items that is being continuously forwarded among the memories of the computer system nodes; and requesting the particular unique data items from one or more of the computer system nodes in response to the request to retrieve the particular data item. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computing system comprising:
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one or more processors configured to execute software code; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing software code configured for execution by the computing system in order to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising; directing a plurality of data items to respective computer system nodes that are interconnected in a network, wherein the computer system nodes are configured to continuously forward the data items, independent of one other, among memories of the computer system nodes in the network without storing the data items on any hard drive, magneto optical drive, optical disk drive, or any storage device different from said memories of the computer system nodes in the network; receiving a request for a particular data item of the plurality of data items that is being continuously forwarded among the memories of the computer system nodes; and requesting the particular data item from one or more of the computer system nodes in response to the request to retrieve the particular data item. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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