System and method for user interaction in a peer-to-peer environment
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1. A method for facilitating sharing in a peer-to-peer environment, comprising:
- providing an interface employable by a user in selecting one or more entities to share with others, wherein each of said one or more entities is associated with characterizing metadata; and
providing an interface employable by said user in specifying one or more peer groups with respect to which said one or more entities should be shared.
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Abstract
Systems and methods applicable, for example, to searching for entities reachable via networking, allowing for communications among node users, and performing sharing operations. Additionally, systems and methods applicable, for example, in allowing users to easily employ network-capable nodes for various services. Such systems and methods could for example, be employed in the provision of services such as sharing, messaging, and/or chat.
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1. A method for facilitating sharing in a peer-to-peer environment, comprising:
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providing an interface employable by a user in selecting one or more entities to share with others, wherein each of said one or more entities is associated with characterizing metadata; and
providing an interface employable by said user in specifying one or more peer groups with respect to which said one or more entities should be shared. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for facilitating searching in a peer-to-peer environment, comprising:
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providing an interface employable by a user in indicating a desire to search for entities;
providing an interface employable by said user can in specifying metadata corresponding to said search;
providing an interface employable by said user in specifying one or more network interfaces to employ; and
providing an interface employable by said user in indicating one or more criteria for searching. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for entity access in a peer-to-peer environment, comprising:
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informing a user of an entity available for receipt in a peer-to-peer group, wherein said entity is available through one or more authenticated connections to one or more nodes belonging to said peer-to-peer group; and
informing said user, with respect to said entity, of at least one of a corresponding cost and a corresponding bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for facilitating sharing in a peer-to-peer environment, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform;
providing an interface employable by a user in selecting one or more entities to share with others, wherein each of said one or more entities is associated with characterizing metadata; and
providing an interface employable by said user in specifying one or more peer groups with respect to which said one or more entities should be shared. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system for facilitating searching in a peer-to-peer environment, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform;
providing an interface employable by a user in indicating a desire to search for entities;
providing an interface employable by said user can in specifying metadata corresponding to said search;
providing an interface employable by said user in specifying one or more network interfaces to employ; and
providing an interface employable by said user in indicating one or more criteria for searching. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A system for entity access in a peer-to-peer environment, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform;
informing a user of an entity available for receipt in a peer-to-peer group, wherein said entity is available through one or more authenticated connections to one or more nodes belonging to said peer-to-peer group; and
informing said user, with respect to said entity, of at least one of a corresponding cost and a corresponding bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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