Searchable peer-to-peer system through instant messaging based topic indexes
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1. A computer program product for locating information on a topic within a peer-to-peer network, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;
program instructions to receive, on a first peer computer within the peer-to-peer network, a request to locate a topic;
program instructions to determine a second peer computer within the peer-to-peer network to query for the topic;
program instructions to query an index of the second peer computer for the topic;
responsive to determining the topic exists in the index of the second peer computer, program instructions to receive identification information of participants of an instant messaging conversation corresponding to the topic;
program instructions to determine the received identification information originated from a currently unavailable peer computer, wherein the currently unavailable peer computer previously pushed an index with the identification information to the second peer computer; and
program instructions to store, on the first peer computer, the identification information of the participants and indexing the stored identification information by the topic.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention, a computer receives, on a first computer, a request to locate a topic. The computer determines a second computer to query for the topic. The computer queries the second computer for the topic. The computer receives identification information of participants of an instant messaging conversation corresponding to the topic. The computer stores, on the first computer, the identification information of the participants and indexing the stored identification information by the topic.
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1. A computer program product for locating information on a topic within a peer-to-peer network, the computer program product comprising:
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one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to receive, on a first peer computer within the peer-to-peer network, a request to locate a topic; program instructions to determine a second peer computer within the peer-to-peer network to query for the topic; program instructions to query an index of the second peer computer for the topic; responsive to determining the topic exists in the index of the second peer computer, program instructions to receive identification information of participants of an instant messaging conversation corresponding to the topic; program instructions to determine the received identification information originated from a currently unavailable peer computer, wherein the currently unavailable peer computer previously pushed an index with the identification information to the second peer computer; and program instructions to store, on the first peer computer, the identification information of the participants and indexing the stored identification information by the topic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system for locating information on a topic within a peer-to-peer network, the computer system comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media; program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to receive, on a first peer computer within the peer-to-peer network, a request to locate a topic; program instructions to determine a second peer computer within the peer-to-peer network to query for the topic; program instructions to query an index of the second peer computer for the topic;
responsive to determining the topic exists in the index of the second peer computer, program instructions to receive identification information of participants of an instant messaging conversation corresponding to the topic;program instructions to determine the received identification information originated from a currently unavailable peer computer, wherein the currently unavailable peer computer previously pushed an index with the identification information to the second peer computer; and program instructions to store, on the first peer computer, the identification information of the participants and indexing the stored identification information by the topic. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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