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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2002
Applicants:
Zheng Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Mallik Mahalingam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zhichen Xu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wenting Tang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zheng Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Mallik Mahalingam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zhichen Xu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wenting Tang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/167 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A peer-to-peer system is divided into a plurality of zones for placing an object. A parent zone having a parent node is identified. The parent zone is divided into the plurality of zones, i.e., subzones, and one of subzones is selected. A node in the subzone is selected for placing the object.