Method for improving peer to peer network communication

• US 8,358,641 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2011
• Issued: 01/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kroll Information Assurance LLC
• Original Assignee: Tiversa Ip, Inc.
• Inventors: Hopkins, Samuel P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, M.
• Application Number:
  US13/163,256
• Publication Number:
  US 20110314100A1
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 370229-231, 370338-352, 370389-401, 709203-228, 709237-246
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/042 comprising distributed management centres cooperatively managing the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1063 Discovery through centralising entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/107 with limitation or expansion of the discovery scope
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1093 Some peer nodes performing special functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/145 avoiding end of session, e.g. keep-alive, heartbeats, resumption message or wake-up for inactive or interrupted session
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/632 using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99956 File allocation

Abstract

The present invention relates to a node for deployment on a peer to peer network. The node is programmed for monitoring the network to receive communication messages therefrom and to forward the communication messages, optionally changing the communications radius parameters to an optimal or near optimal value. The node can forward messages from one network to another or from one network to the same network. The invention also provides a method for monitoring communication messages for selected objects by nodes on a peer to peer network. The method includes interposing the node on the network. The node has at least one stored object corresponding to a communication message object stored the node; and monitors the network to detect communication messages matching at least one of the stored objects and decides whether or not to forward or change communication message radius parameters based on some defined programming or configuration.

Claims

1. A method of operating a peer to peer network node, the method comprising:

connecting to a first network and to a second network;

accepting communication messages from one network and comparing the communication messages to a set of criteria, wherein the criteria includes information relating to protecting property of others;

dropping or forwarding the communication message based on the set of criteria;

creating new communication message with information of the accepted communication message;

inserting new identification information in the new communication message to replace identification information in the accepted communication message;

forwarding the new communication message onto the second network;

receiving responses to the new communication message; and

forwarding the responses to the new communication message to an original node of the first network.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein connecting to the first network includes connecting to the first network multiple times.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein connecting to the second network includes connecting to the second network multiple times.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein forwarding includes changing a communication message radius parameter of the communication message.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein forwarding includes resending the communication message on the first network after changing the communication message radius parameter of the communication message.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein forwarding includes repeating the communication message and forwarding the repeated communication message to the second network to extend a distance of travel of the communication message.

7. A method of 1 wherein inserting includes hiding the identity of the original node.

8. A peer to peer network node, the peer to peer network node comprising:

a processor configured to;

connect the peer to peer network node to a first network and to a second network;

accept communication messages from one network and comparing the accepted communication messages to a set of criteria, wherein the criteria includes information relating to protecting property of others;

drop or forward the communication message based on the set of criteria;

create a new communication message with information of the at least one accepted communication message;

insert new identification information in the new communication message to replace identification information in the at least one accepted communication message;

forward the new communication message onto the second network;

receive responses to the new communication message; and

forward the responses to the new communication message to a node of the first network.

9. The peer to peer network node of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to connect to the first network includes connecting to the first network multiple times.

10. The peer to peer network node of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to connect to the second network includes connecting to the second network multiple times.

11. The peer to peer network node of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to change a communication message radius parameter of the communication message.

12. The peer to peer network node of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to resend the communication message on the first network after changing the communication message radius parameter of the communication message.

13. The peer to peer network node of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to repeat the communication message and forwarding the repeated communication message to the second network to extend a distance of travel of the communication message.