Peer-to-peer service designer
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1. A peer-to-peer communication system, comprising:
- a service manager for managing peer-to-peer services;
a zone manager for managing zones, each zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor; and
a privacy manager for restricting access to a zone, to a select group of users.
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Abstract
A peer-to-peer communication system, including a service manager for managing peer-to-peer services, a zone manager for managing zones, each zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor, and a privacy manager for restricting access to a zone, to a select group of users. A method is also described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A peer-to-peer communication system, comprising:
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a service manager for managing peer-to-peer services;
a zone manager for managing zones, each zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor; and
a privacy manager for restricting access to a zone, to a select group of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A peer-to-peer communication system, comprising:
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a zone builder for defining a zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor; and
a privacy manager for restricting access to a zone, to a select group of users.
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8. A peer-to-peer communication system, comprising:
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a user manager for managing users and groups of users, and for identifying users who are currently on-line;
a zone manager for managing zones belonging to users, each zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor;
a zone navigator for identifying a zone belonging to a user who is on-line; and
a service activator for activating the at least one peer-to-peer service included within the identified zone, and for displaying the at least one peer-to-peer service according to the window layout therefor.
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9. A peer-to-peer communication system, comprising:
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a user manager for managing users and groups of users, and for identifying users who are currently on-line;
a zone manager for managing zones belonging to users, each zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor;
a privacy manager for restricting access to a zone, to a select group of users; and
a zone navigator for identifying zones accessible to a given user, and belonging to users who are currently on-line.
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10. A peer-to-peer communication system, comprising:
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a user manager for managing users and groups of users, and for identifying users who are currently on-line;
a zone manager for managing zones belonging to users, each zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor;
a privacy manager for restricting access to a zone, to a select group of users; and
a zone navigator for identifying zones accessible to a given user, and belonging to users who are currently on-line.
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11. A peer-to-peer communication system, comprising:
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a service manager for managing peer-to-peer services;
a zone builder for defining a zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor; and
a zone activator for activating the at least one peer-to-peer service within a zone, and for displaying the at least one peer-to-peer service according to the window layout therefor.
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12. A method for peer-to-peer communication, comprising:
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identifying a user who is currently on-line;
identifying a zone belonging to the user who is currently on-line, the zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor;
activating the at least one peer-to-peer service within the identified zone; and
displaying the at least one peer-to-peer service according to the window layout therefor.
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13. A method for peer-to-peer communication, comprising:
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selecting at least one peer-to-peer service;
generating a zone including the selected at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor;
activating the at least one peer-to-peer service within the identified zone; and
displaying the at least one peer-to-peer service according to the window layout therefor.
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14. A method for peer-to-peer communication, comprising:
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selecting at least one peer-to-peer service;
generating a zone including the selected at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor;
selecting at least one user; and
restricting access to the generated zone, to the at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for peer-to-peer communication, comprising:
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managing a plurality of users;
associating to each individual user, a group of users from among the plurality of users, designated as friends of the individual user;
further associating to each individual user, at least one zone belonging to the individual user, each such zone including at least one peer-to-peer service and a window display layout therefor; and
associating to each zone belonging to each individual user, a group of users from among the friends of the individual user, entitled to access the zone.
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