PEER TO PEER ENTERPRISE FILE SHARING
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a client device, the program, when executed by the client device, being configured to cause the client device to at least:
- broadcast a request to obtain a plurality of status parameters associated with a second client device accessible through the network to which the client device is coupled, the second client device storing a copy of a file in addition to a secondary copy of the file stored in a file repository;
obtain at least one interrogator response to the request to obtain a plurality of status parameters associated with the second client device, the at least one interrogator response comprising at least the plurality of status parameters associated with the second client device; and
select a sender client device based at least in part upon the at least one interrogator response to the request to obtain the plurality of status parameters associated with the second client device.
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating the distribution of files from a file repository. Files from a file repository can be distributed via peer to peer transmissions where the peer devices can perform authentication functions. The authentication can be performed based upon metadata associated with the files as well as based upon authentication requests submitted to an authentication server.
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a client device, the program, when executed by the client device, being configured to cause the client device to at least:
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broadcast a request to obtain a plurality of status parameters associated with a second client device accessible through the network to which the client device is coupled, the second client device storing a copy of a file in addition to a secondary copy of the file stored in a file repository; obtain at least one interrogator response to the request to obtain a plurality of status parameters associated with the second client device, the at least one interrogator response comprising at least the plurality of status parameters associated with the second client device; and select a sender client device based at least in part upon the at least one interrogator response to the request to obtain the plurality of status parameters associated with the second client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a client device, the program, when executed by the client device, being configured to cause the client device to at least:
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receive a request to obtain a file stored on the client device from a second client device; determine whether to transmit an interrogator response based at least in part upon the request to obtain the file, the interrogator response comprising a plurality of status parameters associated with the client device; generate, in response to a determination to transmit the interrogator response, the interrogator response; authenticate the second client device; and establish a file transfer session with the second client device in response to the authentication of the second client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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broadcasting, from a client device, a request to obtain a file, the request broadcasted to at least one second client device accessible through a network; obtaining, in the client device, a plurality of interrogator responses to the request to obtain the file from the at least one second client device, the plurality of interrogator responses comprising a plurality of status parameters associated with the at least one second client device; selecting, in the client device, a plurality of sender client devices based upon the plurality of interrogator responses to the request to obtain the file; authenticating, in the client device, the plurality of sender client devices; and establishing, in the client device, a respective file transfer session with the plurality of sender client devices in response to the authentication of the plurality of sender client devices, wherein each of the plurality of sender client devices transmits a portion of the file to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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