Method and Apparatus for Peer-to-Peer Services
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for peer-to-peer services have been described.
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39 Claims
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31. A method for a third party client to control a file transfer in a peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
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receiving from the third party client at a first party server a request for the file transfer; receiving from the third party client at the first party server a selection of a second party client for receiving the file; determining from a list maintained on the first party server a source location for the requested file; and
transferring the file from the source location to the second party client - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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a directory server having a bi-directional communications port, the bi-directional communications port coupled to receive a request for data from a first device, the bi-directional communications port coupled to receive a data destination, located at a second device, from the first device; and a retrieval engine having a bi-directional communications port, the bi-directional communications port coupled to receive the data from a first network, the bi-directional communications port coupled to receive the data destination from the directory server, and the second device coupled to receive the data from the retrieval engine bi-directional communications port. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to allow a third party client to control a file transfer in a peer-to-peer network, the instructions which, when executed, further cause the machine to:
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receive from the third party client at a first party server a request for the file transfer; receive from the third party client at the first party server a selection of a second party client for receiving the file; determine from a list maintained on the first party server a source location for the requested file; and
transfer the file from the source location to the second party client. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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Specification