Method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network
First Claim
1. A method for advertising on a peer to peer network having at least two nodes, said method consisting of:
- a. interposing at least one pseudonode on said network;
b. monitoring said network through at least one pseudonode to detect requests; and
c. responding with information that is used to advertise a product or service.
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Abstract
A pseudonode for deployment on a peer to peer network. The pseudonode is programmed for monitoring the peer to peer network to receive search requests therefrom, optionally comparing each said received search with said list of data objects, and to respond to such requests. The response may include advertising; the advertising may be selected in response to the request. The invention also provides a method for monitoring search requests for selected objects by nodes on a peer to peer network. The method further includes interposing the pseudonodes on the network in which it is configured to provide at least one IP address and optionally at least one client ID. The pseudonode has at least one stored object corresponding to a request object stored at said pseudonode; and monitors the network to detect requests matching at least one of the stored objects and acquires a unique ID generated by any network node requesting the object matching that stored object on the pseudonode, and responding to substantially each node representing an acquired ID.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for advertising on a peer to peer network having at least two nodes, said method consisting of:
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a. interposing at least one pseudonode on said network;
b. monitoring said network through at least one pseudonode to detect requests; and
c. responding with information that is used to advertise a product or service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for viewing available files on a specific node on a peer to peer network having at least two nodes, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. interposing at least one pseudonode onto a peer-to-peer network; and
b. requesting a specific node upload a file index number starting at N, where N is a real number, to said pseudonode;
c. recording said specific file name that is sent; and
d. incrementing the file index number and repeating the request until such time as the specific node no longer responds. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for reporting which files are currently being acquired on a peer to peer network having at least two nodes, said method consisting of:
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a. interposing at least one pseudonode on said network configured for;
b. monitoring said network through at least one of said pseudonode to detect search requests that are in a filename format; and
c. using a filename specified in the search requests to respond with information that is used to advertise a product or service.
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