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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Lucas Correia Villa Real, São Paulo, BR;
Carlos Henrique Cardonha, São Paulo, BR;
Marco Aurelio Stelmar Netto, São Paulo, BR;
Priscilla Barreira Avegliano, São Paulo, BR;
Vagner Figueredo de Santana, São Paulo, BR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for transporting data from a source location to a destination location includes receiving the data from at least one sender at the source location, the sender specifying at least one recipient at the destination location; splitting the data into a plurality of portions; and finding one or more couriers who will travel from the source location to the destination location. The method also includes: while at least a given courier is at the source location, sending at least one of the plurality of portions to a mobile device of at least the given courier; once the given courier travels to the destination location, receiving the at least one of the portions from the mobile device of the given courier; and once the plurality of portions of the data have been received at the destination location, sending the data set to the at least one recipient.