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Managed peer-to-peer applications, systems and methods for distributed data access and storage

US8688797B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2004
Grant dateApr 1, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2026

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

Abstract

Applications, systems and methods for efficiently accessing and controlling data of devices among multiple computers over a network. Communication of data over one or more networks may be managed by means of one or more connection servers which may also manage any or all of authentication, authorization, security, encryption and point-to-multipoint communications functionalities. Alternatively, computers may be connected over a wide area network without a connection server, and with or without a VPN. In any case, file structure integrating means are configured to integrate a file structure of accessible files accessed at a second or first computer, into a file structure contained at the first or second computer, respectively.

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