Message splitting and spatially diversified message routing for increasing transmission assurance and data security over distributed networks

摘要

The invention features an apparatus and method for facilitating reliable storage of a file. The apparatus includes a file processor that converts the file into N storage segments. The N segments enable reassembly of the file from a subset of any M of the storage segments. N and M are positive integers, and N >M>=1. The apparatus includes means facilitating storage of at least M of the N storage segments.