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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
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);
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/104 (2013.01); H04L 67/1004 (2013.01); H04L 67/108 (2013.01); H04L 67/1014 (2013.01); H04L 67/32 (2013.01); H04L 67/42 (2013.01);
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 peer computers of a peer-to-peer network. For each piece of the plurality of pieces of the digital content item, that piece is acquired from a source.