Andrew P Valenti

US Patent:

49741497, Nov 27, 1990

Filed:

Mar 20, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/497757

Inventors:

Andrew P. Valenti - Concord MA

Assignee:

Wang Laboratories, Inc. - Lowell MA

International Classification:

G06F 1200
G06F 1300
G06F 1310
G06F 1312

US Classification:

364200

Abstract:

Apparatus and method for distributing data from a central digital data processing system to remote digital data processing systems and apparatus for storing data in digital data processing systems. The central digital data system creates a data descriptor which describes the data and its source location. The central system provides the data descriptor to the remote systems. The remote systems employ the data descriptor to retrieve the data to be distributed and place it in a destination. A given digital data processing system may function as both a central system and a remote system. The data descriptor may be provided to the remote systems by means of magnetic media or a network and the data may be retrieved from magnetic media or via a network. When retrieval is via a network, the source of the data is an inventory library. The inventory library may be part of the central system or may be part of a different host system.