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Method, apparati and computer program products duplicate sets of information such as application software as requested by a user. A number of sets of information are stored locally for duplication or transmission, and additional sets of information are available for remote retrieval for duplication

Method, apparati and computer program products duplicate sets of information such as application software as requested by a user. A number of sets of information are stored locally for duplication or transmission, and additional sets of information are available for remote retrieval for duplication or transmission.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of providing a first group of at least one set of information, the method comprising:storing at a first location a first plurality of sets of information, at least zero sets of information in the first group in the first plurality, less than all of the sets of in

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of providing a first group of at least one set of information, the method comprising:storing at a first location a first plurality of sets of information, at least zero sets of information in the first group in the first plurality, less than all of the sets of information in the first group in the first plurality, each of the sets of information in the first plurality of sets of information having a size;storing at a second location separate from the first location a second plurality of sets of information, all of the at least one set of information in the first group in at least one selected from the first plurality of sets of information and the second plurality of sets of information;receiving at the first location a request to provide the first group of at least one set of information;identifying a second group of at least one set of information in the first group and in the second plurality and not in the first plurality, each said at least one set of information in the second group of at least one set of information having a size;deleting at least one of the sets of information in the first plurality responsive to the sizes of the sets of information in the second group, the sizes of the sets of information in the first plurality and a storage capacity of the first location;providing from the second location to the first location the second group of sets of information responsive to the receiving and deleting steps; andproviding at the first location for distribution the sets of information in the first group comprising at least one set of information in the first plurality and at least one set of information in the second group.