Reducing duplication of files on a network

Details Reducing duplication of files on a network Reducing duplication of files on a network

2002-02-04

2009-02-24

Hewitt, II, Calvin L (Department: 3685)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C705S050000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07496604

ABSTRACT:
Systems and techniques for improving the performance of a network system having one or more sending systems and one or more receiving systems may include determining the digital signature of a received digital file, comparing the digital signature against stored digital signatures of digital files accessible to the receiving system, and determining whether to store the received digital file and/or a location identifier for the stored version of the received digital file based on a result of the comparison.

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