US Patent No: 6,662,198

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Method and system for asynchronous transmission, backup, distribution of data and file sharing

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Abstract

A system and method is provided for asynchronously sharing, backing up, and distributing data based on immutable entries. The system which is layered upon an existing operating system automatically stores, queues and distributes requested data among users.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ZOTECA INC.Not Provided1

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Satyanarayanan, Mahadev Pittsburgh, PA 1 95
Shtull-Trauring, Itamar New York, NY 1 95

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