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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2014
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Kang-Won Lee, Seoul, KR;

Robert B. Nicholson, Hampshire, GB;

Ramya Raghavendra, White Plains, NY (US);

Paul Schmitt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Dinesh C. Verma, Mount Kisco, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30132 (2013.01); G06F 17/30203 (2013.01); H04L 67/2842 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for time-shifted uploading of a data file through a backhaul network to a backend provider is provided. The method may include intercepting an upload request from an originating user located at a network edge. The method may include caching the data file associated with the upload request upstream of the backhaul network. This method may include uploading a placeholder file to the backend provider. The method may include receiving a file ID from the backend provider. The method may include mapping the received file ID to the cached data file. The method may include intercepting a request to access the data file by a requesting user. The method may include sending the requesting user the cached data file. The method may include uploading a copy of the data file to the backend provider based on a backhaul utilization policy.


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