US Patent Application No: 2006/0209,819

Method and apparatus for efficiently expanding a P2P network

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Sep 21, 2006
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Mar 21, 2005
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11/084,971
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Abstract

One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for efficiently expanding a P2P network includes receiving a search request message from a requesting node and sending a response message to the requesting node on behalf of a node that has the requested data, where the response message originates at an intermediate node. The intermediate node may respond on behalf of the "responding" node, for example, in cases where the responding node is too far away from the requesting node to receive the search request message.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION	ARMONK, NY	68180

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Jennings, Raymond B III	Ossining, NY	20	131
LaVoie, Jason D	Mahopac, NY	44	172

Patent Citation Ranking

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TIVERSA IP, INC. (10)
7,761,569 Method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network	9	2004
8,095,614 Method for optimally utilizing a peer to peer network	0	2005
7,583,682 Method for improving peer to peer network communication	8	2005
8,156,175 System and method for searching for specific types of people or information on a peer-to-peer network	0	2005
7,783,749 Method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network	6	2006
8,122,133 Method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network	0	2010
8,037,176 Method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network	0	2010
8,386,613 Method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network	0	2011
8,358,641 Method for improving peer to peer network communication	0	2011
8,312,080 System and method for searching for specific types of people or information on a peer to-peer network	0	2012
FUJITSU LIMITED (1)
8,345,567 Route data collection technique in network	0	2009

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