METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIRECTORY SERVICES FOR PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of communication between a plurality of devices, the method comprising,identifying a first device of the plurality of devices for peer-to-peer communication;
- identifying a second device of the plurality of devices for the peer-to-peer communication;
generating by a gateway a directory supporting the peer-to-peer communications, the directory comprising at least one of name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, or content sharing information associated with the first device and at least one of name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, or content sharing information for the second device; and
communicating, by the broadband gateway, the directory to at least one network access service provider, for allocating at least one network resource to support the peer-to-peer communications.
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Abstract
A broadband gateway, which enables communication with a plurality of devices and handles at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider. A user may be associated with one or more of the plurality of devices. A directory may be generated by the broadband gateway for the peer-to-peer communications based on the identified one or more individuals. The directory may comprise name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, and/or content sharing information. The broadband gateway may communicate the directory to one or more network access service providers and/or one or more content providers. Peer-to-peer exchanges and/or network resource allocations for the peer-to-peer communications may be controlled and/or monitored by the network access services providers and/or the content providers based on information in the directory.
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1. A method of communication between a plurality of devices, the method comprising,
identifying a first device of the plurality of devices for peer-to-peer communication; -
identifying a second device of the plurality of devices for the peer-to-peer communication; generating by a gateway a directory supporting the peer-to-peer communications, the directory comprising at least one of name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, or content sharing information associated with the first device and at least one of name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, or content sharing information for the second device; and communicating, by the broadband gateway, the directory to at least one network access service provider, for allocating at least one network resource to support the peer-to-peer communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for communication, the system comprising:
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a device interface for communication with a plurality of devices; a provider interface for communication with at least one network access service provider; a directory service module for generating a directory supporting communications between a first device and a second device, the directory comprising at least one of name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, or content sharing information for the first device and at least one of name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, or content sharing information for the second device; and wherein the directory is communicated to at least one network access service provider via the provider interface for allocating at least one network resource to support the communications between the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communication, the method comprising:
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receiving by a network access service provider a directory supporting peer-to-peer communications between a first device and a second device, the directory comprising at least one of name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, or content sharing information for the first device and at least one of name information, location information, contact information, communication device information, or content sharing information for the second device; and allocating by the network access service provider, based at least in part on the directory, at least one network resource to support peer-to-peer communications between the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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