PEER-TO-PEER EMAIL WITH VIDEO AND ADVERTISING ASPECTS

• US 20120150975A1
• Filed: 09/12/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EdgeLink, LLC (Talent Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Scayl, Inc.
• Inventors: Kallman, William R., Hoffman, Donald L., Mitchell, Mark T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,299,056 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/10 Usage protection of distributed data files
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0271 Personalized advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0272 Period of advertisement exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/226 Delivery according to priorities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages

Abstract

A Peer-to-Peer (“P2P”) email and social networking system for use by plural users to exchange emails and attachments includes a mesh network that includes plural node computers, each running a P2P email client, and each constructed to transmit and receive emails. The emails are stored in mailboxes residing on each node computer, and may be encrypted during transmission, and may remain encrypted while stored at each node computer.

Claims

1. A Peer-to-Peer (“

P2P”

) email and social networking system for use by plural users to exchange emails and attachments, comprising;

a mesh network that includes plural node computers, each running a P2P email client, and each constructed to transmit and receive emails.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein emails are stored in mailboxes residing on each node computer.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the emails are encrypted during transmission.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the emails remain encrypted while stored at each node computer.