Method and system for proxy-based file sharing
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing a peer to peer connection with a remote client through a server using a file sharing application at the remote client;
generating a document having a network address;
receiving a file from the remote client through the file sharing application;
posting the received file on the document; and
sending the document with the posted file to a second remote client.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for proxy-based file sharing is described. The method comprises establishing a peer to peer connection with a remote client through a server using a file sharing application at the remote client, generating a document having a network address, receiving a file from the remote client through the file sharing application, posting the received file on the document, and sending the document with the posted file to a second remote client. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing a peer to peer connection with a remote client through a server using a file sharing application at the remote client;
generating a document having a network address;
receiving a file from the remote client through the file sharing application;
posting the received file on the document; and
sending the document with the posted file to a second remote client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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means for establishing a real-time communication connection between a first remote client and a second remote client through a first server to enable file sharing between the first and second remote clients;
means for establishing a peer to peer connection between the first remote client and a second server through the first server by utilizing a file sharing application at the first remote client;
means for receiving a file from the file sharing application of the first remote client at the second server through the peer to peer connection;
means for posting the received file on a document generated at the second server; and
means for sending the document with the posted file from the second server to the second remote client. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sets of instruction which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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establish a real-time communication connection between a first remote client and a second remote client to enable file sharing between the first and second remote clients; and
receive a document at the first remote client from a server with a peer to peer connection with the second remote client;
wherein the document includes a file sent to the server from the second remote client to be shared with the first remote client. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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