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AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsJaqueline MALLETT, Francis Van Aeken, Olivier Elshocht, Philip Marivoet, Tom Hostyn
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A distribution system including, for connection over a network a plurality of client upload devices, each client upload device storing one or more chunks of a content file, a client download device configured to download from the client upload devices chunks of the content file stored by the respective client upload devices and an incentive device configured to generate token data packets exchangeable for chunks of the content file. The client download device is configured to acquire a plurality of token data packets from the incentive device and to communicate with individual respective client upload devices and thereby download, in exchange for respective token data packets, stored chunks of the content file. Each client upload device is configured to communicate with the client download device and, thereby, upload to the client download device stored chunks of the content file in exchange for token data packets acquired by the client download device from the incentive device and is configured to transmit to the incentive device token data packets received from the client download device.
A distribution system including, for connection to a network:
A client device for connection to a network, the network having connected thereto an incentive device for monitoring distribution of content files on the network and a plurality of client upload devices, each client upload device storing one or more chunks of content files and generating respective associated report data packets identifying the chunks of the content files and respective chains of client upload devices from which the chunks were uploaded, the client device including:
An incentive device for connection to a network, the network having connected thereto a plurality of client devices, each client device storing one or more chunks of a content file and generating respective associated report data packets identifying the chunks of the content files and the respective chains of client devices from which the chunks were uploaded, the incentive device including:
A method of distributing content files to client devices on a network using a plurality of client upload devices connected to the network, each client upload device storing one or more chunks of a content file, the method including:
A method of downloading chunks of a content file from a plurality of client upload devices which generate respective associated report data packets identifying the chunks of the content files and respective chains of client upload devices from which the chunks were uploaded, the method including:
A method of monitoring distribution of content files over a network including a plurality of client devices, each client device storing one or more chunks of a content file and generating respective associated report data packets identifying the chunks of the content files and respective chains of client devices from which the chunks were downloaded, the method including:
A computer program comprising program code means for performing, when said program is run on a computer, a method of downloading chunks of a content file from a plurality of client upload devices which generate respective associated report data packets identifying the chunks of the content files and respective chains of client upload devices from which the chunks were uploaded, the method including:
A computer program comprising program code means for performing, when said program is run on a computer, a method of monitoring distribution of content files over a network including a plurality of client devices, each client device storing one or more chunks of a content file and generating respective associated report data packets identifying the chunks of the content files and respective chains of client devices from which the chunks were downloaded, the method including:
A computer program product comprising program code means stored on a computer readable medium for performing, when said program product is run on a computer, a method of downloading chunks of a content file from a plurality of client upload devices which generate respective associated report data packets identifying the chunks of the content files and respective chains of client upload devices from which the chunks were uploaded, the method including:
A computer program product comprising program code means stored on a computer readable medium for performing, when said program product is run on a computer, a method of monitoring distribution of content files over a network including a plurality of client devices, each client device storing one or more chunks of a content file and generating respective associated report data packets identifying the chunks of the content files and respective chains of client devices from which the chunks were downloaded, the method including:
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