Network connection system and method
First Claim
1. A method of directly connecting a first network node to a third network node, the method comprising:
- providing a server system having a potential connection message from the first network node to the third network node,wherein the connection message includes a suggestion that the third network node connect to a second network node;
creating and collecting connection data between the second network node and the third network node in a database,wherein the first network node has a relationship with the second network node and the first network node has a relationship with the third network node;
the first network node delivering the potential connection message to the third network node to form a weak link connection between the third network node and the second network node; and
moving the weak link connection to a strong link connection when the potential connection between the third network node and the second network node is verified by the second network node.
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Abstract
A method for networking provides a network service for a network. The network service can include the server system maintaining a database that can include information about connections between nodes. The network service can include the server system receiving a potential connection message from a first node to be delivered to a third node. The potential connection message can include a suggestion that the third node connect to a second node. The network service can include the server system delivering the potential connection message to the third node, only if the server system verifies in the database that the first node is connected with the third node and the second node. The network service can include the server system receiving feedback from the third node regarding the second node. The network service can include the server system connecting the second node to the third node, only if the feedback from the third node regarding the second node is positive.
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1. A method of directly connecting a first network node to a third network node, the method comprising:
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providing a server system having a potential connection message from the first network node to the third network node, wherein the connection message includes a suggestion that the third network node connect to a second network node; creating and collecting connection data between the second network node and the third network node in a database, wherein the first network node has a relationship with the second network node and the first network node has a relationship with the third network node; the first network node delivering the potential connection message to the third network node to form a weak link connection between the third network node and the second network node; and moving the weak link connection to a strong link connection when the potential connection between the third network node and the second network node is verified by the second network node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a computer server system having one or more processors programmed and configured to provide a server system having a potential connection message from a first network node to a third network node, wherein the connection message includes a suggestion that the third network node connect to a second network node; connection data between the second network node and the third network node in a database, wherein the first network node has a relationship with the second network node and the first network node has a relationship with the third network node stored in the database, wherein the first network node delivers the potential connection message to the third network node to form a weak link connection between the third network node and the second network node, and wherein the weak link connection is moved to a strong link connection when the potential connection between the third network node and the second network node is verified by the second network node; a strong link connection between the second network node and the third network node formed when the connection data from the second network node is verified regarding connection with the third network node; and a request to be connected to the third network node generated prior to the server system receiving the potential connection message from the first connection node to the third network node, wherein the request to be connected to the third node of the server system is transmitted prior to the server system receiving the potential connection message from the first connection node to the third network node. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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