Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer file sharing
US7574488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1834
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A peer-to-peer file sharing system includes software components for providing and maintaining a virtual directory in a server system component of the file sharing system. Client system components of the file sharing system cooperate with the server system to facilitate manipulations to the virtual directory.
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