SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK AND METHODS FOR ARRANGING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK

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EP 1 782 166 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.03.2007

(43)	Date of publication:
	09.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/19

(21)	Application number: 05764360.3

(22)	Date of filing: 11.07.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 3/00^(2006.01)
G06F 15/173^(2006.01)
H04L 12/28^(2006.01)
G06F 9/00^(2006.01)
G06F 9/46^(2006.01)

G06F 15/16^(2006.01)
G06F 17/00^(2006.01)
G06F 7/00^(2006.01)
G06F 9/44^(2006.01)
G06F 13/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/024517

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/010113 (26.01.2006 Gazette 2006/04)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

09.07.2004 US 586952 P

(71)	Applicant: Network Foundation Technologies, LLC
	Ruston, Louisiana 71270 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	O'NEAL, Mike Ruston, LA 71270 (US) TALTON, John P. Ruston, LA 71270 (US)

(74)	Representative: Day, Caroline Margaret et al
	Olswang 90 High Holborn London WC1V 6XX London WC1V 6XX (GB)

(54)	SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK AND METHODS FOR ARRANGING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK