Self organizing peer-to-peer system, method, and/or apparatus
US8145698B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1068
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first and second peer devices can exchange information about a set of additional peer devices capable of providing one or more portions of one or more files. The first peer device can further communicate with the second peer device regarding specific portions of files available from the second peer device. Additionally, a subset of the set of additional peer devices available for communication can be identified based at least in part on the exchanged information. The first peer device can communicate with one or more of the identified subset of additional peer devices, at least in part, to transmit and/or receive one or more portions of one or more files. In addition, an intermittent communication between the first peer device and at least one of the set of additional peer devices can be established, at least in part, to identify another set of additional peer devices available for communication.
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