Method and device for reconstructing torrent content metadata
US8719430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/108
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for reconstructing torrent content metadata, i.e. a torrent identifier, a segment length and an amount of segments of a torrent content file, without access to the torrent content metafile, comprises the steps of: A. obtaining the torrent content identifier from torrent signaling from a client; B. obtaining a torrent content file size from said torrent signaling from said client; C. obtaining a tracker address from said torrent signaling from said client: D. obtaining a peer address from a tracker; E. contacting a peer via the peer address; F. downloading sequential minimum size blocks of a full size segment from the peer in order to determine the segment length; G. calculating the amount of segments from the torrent content file size and the segment length.
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