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Publication numberUS-8949564-B2
Application numberUS-18711108-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 6, 2008
Priority dateAug 6, 2007
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A system includes storage devices for storing content along with two or more computing devices such as a two or more servers. One of the computing devices includes a staging memory that stores content that is received from the storage devices. The computing device also includes a user memory that is assigned to a user and stores content transferred from the staging memory. The user memory is accessible by the user while the staging memory is inaccessible by the user. The system also includes another computing device that has a content manager that initiates transferring of content from the storage devices to the staging memory and transferring content from the staging memory to the user memory for electronic publication of the content.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, at a server and from a plurality of computer systems over network connections, content designated for electronic publication, wherein the content is comprised of portions of content received from the plurality of computer systems; storing, by the server, the received content in a staging memory of a storage system coupled to the server, wherein the staging memory is separate from a user memory assigned to a user associated w…

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What does patent US8949564B2 cover?
A system includes storage devices for storing content along with two or more computing devices such as a two or more servers. One of the computing devices includes a staging memory that stores content that is received from the storage devices. The computing device also includes a user memory that is assigned to a user and stores content transferred from the staging memory. The user memory is ac…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sharp Christopher Brooke, Baumgarten John S, Apple Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/958. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
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