METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM TO OPTIMIZE THE NETWORK DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION BASED ON HIERARCHICAL GROUPING OF SERVER TOPOLOGY AND CODE DISTRIBUTION
Patent №
US 6,928,481
Granted
2005-08-09
Filed 2000
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
kr
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09565400
A method in a computer network for downloading digital data from one of a plurality of servers to a client computer using a hierarchical algorithm that determines a group of candidate servers based on the ability of the servers to deliver the required digital data and network considerations such as proximity to the client.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 111750945
Assignors
HARRIS, CLIFFORD V., VUOZZO, MICHAEL
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.