Method and apparatus for peer-to peer access
US7769881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a specific embodiment of the invention, a peer-to-peer interfacing device is described. The particular embodiment of the invention facilitates access by a Web browser, allowing a Web user to benefit from the access capability of a peer-to-peer network, such as file sharing. The interfacing device can communicate using a standard protocol (e.g., HTML), thus allowing the Web user to access the peer-to-peer network with a conventional Web browser. The interfacing device can interact on the peer-to-peer network side, and thus appears to the peer-to-peer network as a peer machine.
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