Managed peer-to-peer applications, systems and methods for distributed data access and storage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7546353
APP PUB NO 20050120082A1
SERIAL NO

10987551

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Applications, systems and methods for efficiently accessing data and controlling storage devices among multiple computers connected by a network. Upon receiving a request for access to data originally stored in a remote storage device, determining whether the data is already available and valid in a local storage device. Accessing the data from the local storage device if the data is available and valid. Authenticating a request for a secure connection between a local computer associated with the local storage device and a remote computer associated with the remote storage device. Securely connecting the local computer with the remote computer. Requesting the data from the remote storage device, over the network, if the data is not locally available and valid. Receiving data over the network from the remote storage device, and storing the data in the local storage device for direct local access thereto.

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  • WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bjornson, Eric S Sunnyvale , US 22 2996
Hesselink, Lambertus Atherton , US 85 4689
Rizal, Dharmarus Mountain View, US 23 3258

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