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Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer services to shift network traffic to allow for an efficient transfer of information between devices via prioritized list

  • US 7,440,994 B2
  • Filed: 03/08/2002
  • Issued: 10/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a request for a file, wherein the request for the file is received from a first client of a plurality of clients within a network;

    determining a first source for a latest version of the file, the first source representing a nearest source including a second client of the plurality of clients, wherein the determining of the first source includes referencing a prioritized list of clients of the plurality of clients, each client of the prioritized list of clients having the file;

    communicating the first source having the file to the first client;

    directing the first client to the first source to obtain the file; and

    redirecting the first client to a second source away from the first source, if the second source contains a version of the file that is latest than the latest version of the file at the first source, the second source including a third client of the plurality of clients.

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