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Collaboration method, system, program and record medium

  • US 20030055893A1
  • Filed: 03/04/2002
  • Published: 03/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A collaboration method effected through a peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:

  • a mail sending step which includes sending an electronic mail to a plurality of conferee peers, said electronic mail having a URL of a conference host peer described thereon for automatically taking part in a conference by clicking once; and

    a data distribution step which includes searching a conferee peer at a shortest time location through communication tests from said conference host peer to distribute data, and, after distribution of data, informing remaining conferee peers that said data distributed conferee peer is a mirror of said remaining conferee peers, and searching a conferee peer at a shortest time location through communication tests from said conference host peer and from said mirror to distribute data, the above processes being repeated until data distribution completes.

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