The invention features an apparatus and method for transmitting a file via a communications network. The apparatus includes a file processor that converts a file into N message segments. The file can be reassembled from a subset of any M of the message segments, where N and M are positive integers, N...http://www.google.ca/patents/US20020080888?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020080888 - Message splitting and spatially diversified message routing for increasing transmission assurance and data security over distributed networks
