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One of the Groklaw commenters asserted how FTP and even "TCP-IP" are prior art (OK, he corrects himself to say they are listed as 'related art' - whatever.) But
by delinka 15y ago
One of the Groklaw commenters asserted how FTP and even "TCP-IP" are prior art (OK, he corrects himself to say they are listed as 'related art' - whatever.) But the commenter is missing the fact that the patent discusses distribution of smaller parts of the file by "spraying" it around. FTP and HTTP can transfer large files, but your HTTP client doesn't download a single large file in small chunks from several servers.
The more accurate prior art are the methods for transmitting large files via usenet: split large file, uuencode parts, distribute parts to several usenet hosts (where there's also some kind of negotiation about swapping parts between hosts.) Finally client obtains, decodes, and reassembles those parts.
- dchest 15y agoReGet and other "downloaders" for years have been able to download files in chunks, from mirrors, and even automatically find mirrors: http://deluxe.reget.com/en/mirrorsearch.htm http://deluxe.reget.com/en/mirrorsearch.htm
- delinka 15y agoBut you need to define "for years." Since before 1997? If so, then it becomes significant. If not, it's just another infringer.
- bshep 15y agoI know at least GetRight was first released in February of 1997[1]... dont know if there is anything older than that... probably some command line tools though... Also usenet downloading by parts has been around before that, from memory at least 1994-1995 [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GetRight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GetRight
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