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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Burba, Seattle, WA (US);
Brandon Hunt, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Gallop, Sammamish, WA (US);
Scott Rosemund, Issaquah, WA (US);
Frank R. Morrison, III, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark J. McNulty, Renton, WA (US);
Nima Ganjeh, Seattle, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A plurality of sources storing portions of a digital content item that includes a plurality of pieces is identified. The plurality of sources includes one or more local storage machines of a computer and one or more peer computers of a peer-to-peer network. For each piece of the plurality of pieces of the digital content item, that piece is downloaded from a source. The source is selected from the plurality of sources according to one or more download metrics. The plurality of pieces is organized for installation on the computer as the digital content item.