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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);
Peter G. Finn, Brampton, CA;
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jenny S. LI, Danbury, CT (US);
Philip K. Mullins, Richmond, TX (US);
Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);
Peter G. Finn, Brampton, CA;
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jenny S. Li, Danbury, CT (US);
Philip K. Mullins, Richmond, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for establishing peer-to-peer bandwidth sharing ad hoc networks. A method includes: determining a first location and a second location of data; instructing a first device to download a first portion of the data from the first location; instructing a second device to download a second portion of the data from the second location; and receiving the first portion of the data from the first device and the second portion of the data from the second device.