SECURE DECENTRALIZED CONTENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND TRANSPARENT GATEWAY
First Claim
1. A network communication system comprising:
- first and second personal portable devices each including a CPU, web server and cryptography engine;
first and second email clients connected to the first and second personal portable devices, respectively, via secure connections;
the first personal portable device configured to receive communications from the first email client and to send the communications to the second personal portable device via a peer-to-peer connection, which is configured to deliver the communications to the second email client.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for private, peer-to-peer, and end-to-end content delivery, management, and access is disclosed. Content examples may include encrypted email, Instant Messaging (IM), and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications. The disclosed apparatus, hereafter referred to as Personal Portable Device, is a small device that is owned by the service'"'"'s subscribers. A Personal Portable Device is connected to its owner'"'"'s home Internet router via Ethernet cable (or Wi-Fi). Then, the Internet router is configured to forward ports on the Personal Portable Device to allow incoming requests. In one embodiment, two (or more) owners of the Personal Portable Devices communicate securely over the Internet. Each device acts as a standalone web server with email, IM, and VoIP servers. Portable Personal Devices communicate with each other over the Internet in peer-to-peer fashion, and automatically handle the generation and exchange of encryption/decryption keys.
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19 Claims
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1. A network communication system comprising:
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first and second personal portable devices each including a CPU, web server and cryptography engine; first and second email clients connected to the first and second personal portable devices, respectively, via secure connections; the first personal portable device configured to receive communications from the first email client and to send the communications to the second personal portable device via a peer-to-peer connection, which is configured to deliver the communications to the second email client. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for secure, decentralized network communication including:
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a. interfaces for local and/or remote networks, b. servers to accept, secure, share, and/or store-and-forward local or remote content, and c. usage-based access controls. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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