Mechanisms for transparently converting client-server software agents to peer-to-peer software agents

• US 20090265414A1
• Filed: 11/21/2008
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ooma Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Ooma Incorporated
• Inventors: Bryan, David A.
• Application Number:
  US12/313,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20090265414A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks

Abstract

A method of converting client-server software agents to peer-to-peer software agents coupling a client to an adaptor software module is provided. The method includes directly coupling a client in software to an adaptor software module, wherein said adaptor software services underlying traffic from an unmodified agent and relays it on behalf of said unmodified agent, wherein all traffic generated by said unmodified agent is relayed directly to said adaptor software module.

Claims

1. A method of converting client-server software agents to peer-to-peer software agents coupling a client to an adaptor software module comprising:

a. directly coupling a client in software to an adaptor software module, wherein said adaptor software services underlying traffic from an unmodified agent and relays it on behalf of said unmodified agent, wherein all traffic generated by said unmodified agent is relayed directly to said adaptor software module.