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Apparatus and method for providing peer-to-peer proxy services in peer-to-peer communications

US8032583B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Industrial Technology Research Institute · TW

Inventors

Pin-Chuan Liu · Hsinchu, TW
Chon-Jei Lee
Ta-Yang Juan · 埔鹽鄉, TW
Ming Sun · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 5, 2009
Grant date	Oct 4, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 17, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/563
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network gateway device providing peer-to-peer proxy service is provided, including a P2P meta descriptor detector detecting an original P2P meta descriptor file from the public network, a P2P proxy control unit modifying the original P2P meta descriptor file to generate a modified P2P meta descriptor file, and forwarding the modified P2P meta descriptor file to a computer in the private network, an internal tracker receiving a first inquiry message, and replying with a pseudo sharing computer list, and a peer-to-peer engine loading the original P2P meta descriptor file to download shared contents, and forwarding the shared contents to the computer.

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