US 11,722,563 B2
Decentralized and distributed continuous replication system for moving devices
Assaf Natanzon, Tel Aviv (IL); Kfir Wolfson, Beer Sheva (IL); and Jehuda Shemer, Kfar Saba (IL)
Assigned to EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Filed by EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/668,664.
Application 17/668,664 is a continuation of application No. 17/027,039, filed on Sep. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,283,867.
Application 17/027,039 is a continuation of application No. 16/035,235, filed on Jul. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,791,173, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0174112 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 67/1095 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/16 (2006.01); H04W 12/30 (2021.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/1095 (2013.01) [G06F 11/1658 (2013.01); H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04W 12/30 (2021.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for reconstructing data of a mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving a request for the data of the mobile device, wherein data objects constituting the data are stored in a distributed manner at different locations in an environment, wherein each of the data objects is associated with a pointer;
retrieving a first data object from a first station;
accessing the first data object to obtain a first pointer, wherein the first pointer identifies a location of a next data object stored at a next station;
retrieving the next data object from the next station using the pointer included in the first data object;
retrieving other data objects from other stations using the pointers included in the data objects; and
reconstructing the data from the retrieved data objects.