Centrally enhanced peer-to-peer resource sharing method and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8521876
APP PUB NO 20070055763A1
SERIAL NO

11554052

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A peer-to-peer network has a server that maintains a list of addresses of clients connected to the peer-to-peer network. The server generates seed lists for each of the clients connected to the network from the server maintained list. The clients conduct peer-to-peer searches using the seed list provided by the server. The seed lists may be either randomly generated or generated to facilitate network objectives. The clients may periodically request seed list refreshing. The peer-to-peer network may further include authentication and authorization search security checks.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goodman, Brian D Roxbury, US 77 2695
Rooney, John W New Fairfield, US 9 272
Subramanian, Ramesh Woodbury, US 166 3422
Sweeney, William C Norwalk, US 4 249

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