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Enabling peer-to-peer content retrieval in HTTP

US8266310B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Anish Desai · Bellevue, US
Jonathan A. Silvera · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 17, 2009
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/0428
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described are embodiments directed to enabling the retrieval of content from a peer-to-peer network. In embodiments, a client requesting content from a server can indicate in an HTTP request that it is capable of retrieving content from a peer-to-peer network. When the server receives the HTTP request it will recognize the indication that the client is capable of retrieving content from a peer-to-peer network and may send content information instead of sending the requested content. The content information allows the client to retrieve the content from the peer-to-peer network.

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