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Content Synchronization in a File Sharing Environment

  • US 20080005188A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2006
  • Published: 01/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, implemented at least in part by a computer, comprising:

  • determining an overlay graph representation of connections between a plurality of nodes within a peer-to-peer file sharing network based, at least in part, on at least one of;

    a sharing relationship between individual ones of the plurality of nodes, a presence status associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes, or a published capability associated with at least one of the plurality of nodes; and

    selecting first and second nodes to be synchronized via the peer-to-peer file sharing network, wherein the first and second nodes are selected from the plurality of nodes based at least in part on the overlay graph.

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