公开(公告)号：US20120167150A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-28

申请号：US13138336

申请日：2010-02-03

申请人： Nicolas Le Scouarnec ,  Mary-Luc Champel

发明人： Nicolas Le Scouarnec ,  Mary-Luc Champel

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L67/108 ,  H04L67/1082

摘要： The present invention concerns a method of transferring content from a first communication device to a second communication device in a communication network, comprising the following steps: defining a first probability, according to which a content can be encoded; defining a second probability, according to which a content can be chosen; upon request of content from said second communication device to said first communication device: encoding content with another content according to said first probability, said content being chosen with said second probability, and transferring content z=x XOR y from said first communication device to said second communication device, or according to probability 1-pe transferring unencoded content x from said first communication device to said second communication device.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及将内容从第一通信设备传送到通信网络中的第二通信设备的方法，包括以下步骤：定义第一概率，根据该第一概率对内容进行编码; 定义第二概率，据此可以选择内容; 根据从所述第二通信设备到所述第一通信设备的内容的请求：根据所述第一概率对具有另一内容的内容进行编码，所述内容以所述第二概率被选择，并且将内容z = x XOR y从所述第一通信设备传送到所述第一通信设备 或者根据概率1-pe将未编码内容x从所述第一通信设备传送到所述第二通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US07865616B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-04

申请号：US12084383

申请日：2006-10-16

申请人： Fabrice T P Saffre ,  Mark A Shackleton

发明人： Fabrice T P Saffre ,  Mark A Shackleton

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/1068 ,  H04L67/1082

摘要： A virtual network has a plurality of nodes. Each node has the capability to provide a service to another node. Each node maintains a list for storing entries each representing a link to another node; each entry contains the address of the other node and a label identifying a service that that other node may provide. Each node also has a store for storing messages received from other nodes, these messages serving to propose a link and containing the identity of the node originating the message, a label identifying a service that that other node may provide and a label identifying a service that that other node requires. When a node needs a service that it is not itself able to provide, it searches the link list for a link having a label that matches the service needed, and in the event that such a link is found it transmits to the node identified by the link a message requesting the service. If, however, no such link is found, it searches the message store for a message identifying another node where the label identifying a service that that other node may provide matches the service needed and the label identifying a service that that other node requires matches the service that the node needing the service has the capability to provide. In the event that such a message is found it initiates the creation of a corresponding entry in the link list. If no such message is found, the node needing the service generates a message serving to propose a link and containing its own identity, a label identifying a service that it has the capability to provide and a label identifying the service that it needs.

摘要翻译： 虚拟网络具有多个节点。 每个节点都有能力向另一个节点提供服务。 每个节点维护一个列表，用于存储每个表示到另一个节点的链接的条目; 每个条目包含其他节点的地址和标识该另一个节点可能提供的服务的标签。 每个节点还具有用于存储从其他节点接收的消息的商店，这些消息用于提出链路并包含发起该消息的节点的标识，标识该另一节点可能提供的服务的标签和标识标识服务的标签 那个其他节点需要。 当节点需要其本身不能提供的服务时，它在链路列表中搜索具有与所需服务匹配的标签的链路，并且在发现这样的链路的情况下，它将传输到由 链接请求服务的消息。 然而，如果没有找到这样的链接，则它在消息存储中搜索标识另一个节点的消息，其中标识该另一个节点可能提供的服务的标签与所需的服务相匹配，标签标识该另一个节点所需的服务与 需要服务的节点有能力提供的服务。 在发现这样的消息的情况下，它启动在链接列表中创建相应的条目。 如果没有找到这样的消息，则需要该服务的节点产生用于提出链接并包含其自己的身份的消息，标识其具有提供能力的服务的标签和标识所需服务的标签。

公开(公告)号：US20100250709A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12698584

申请日：2010-02-02

申请人： Jaqueline MALLETT ,  Francis Van Aeken ,  Olivier Elshocht ,  Philip Marivoet ,  Tom Hostyn

发明人： Jaqueline MALLETT ,  Francis Van Aeken ,  Olivier Elshocht ,  Philip Marivoet ,  Tom Hostyn

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/108 ,  H04L67/1082

摘要： A distribution system including, for connection over a network a plurality of client upload devices, each client upload device storing one or more chunks of a content file, a client download device configured to download from the client upload devices chunks of the content file stored by the respective client upload devices and an incentive device configured to generate token data packets exchangeable for chunks of the content file. The client download device is configured to acquire a plurality of token data packets from the incentive device and to communicate with individual respective client upload devices and thereby download, in exchange for respective token data packets, stored chunks of the content file. Each client upload device is configured to communicate with the client download device and, thereby, upload to the client download device stored chunks of the content file in exchange for token data packets acquired by the client download device from the incentive device and is configured to transmit to the incentive device token data packets received from the client download device.

公开(公告)号：US07739238B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-15

申请号：US11753024

申请日：2007-05-24

申请人： Mark Strickland

发明人： Mark Strickland

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  H04L63/10 ,  H04L67/1063 ,  H04L67/1082 ,  Y10S707/913

摘要： Provided are methods and systems for legally sharing files in a peer-to-peer network on the internet in a manner that compensates the content owners, artists, authors and/or programmers, and the like. Example methods include incentive programs, which allow users to earn credits that may be redeemable for later file downloads and/or for merchandise at an online store or other compensation. Example methods do not permit file exchanges or downloads when the file is tagged with ownership information that indicates a gap in ownership of the file, in which one or more content owners was not compensated. Further example methods permit file exchanges or downloads, but provide that one or more of the users is disqualified from receiving credits for files tagged with information indicating a gap in ownership of the file.

摘要翻译： 提供了在互联网上以对付内容所有者，艺术家，作者和/或程序员等的方式在对等网络中合法共享文件的方法和系统。 示例性方法包括激励程序，其允许用户获得可以兑换用于稍后文件下载的信用和/或在线商店的商品或其他补偿。 示例方法不允许文件交换或下载，当文件标有所有权信息时，表明文件所有权的差距，一个或多个内容所有者未被补偿。 另外的示例方法允许文件交换或下载，但是提供一个或多个用户被取消资格以接收标记有指示文件所有权差距的信息的文件的信用。

公开(公告)号：US20090055759A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-26

申请号：US11750002

申请日：2007-05-17

申请人： Hugh Svendsen

发明人： Hugh Svendsen

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： H04L65/403 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04L12/00 ,  H04L29/00 ,  H04L65/40 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/1082 ,  H04L67/306

摘要： Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for a peer device on a peer-to-peer (P2P) network are disclosed. A client application executing on the peer device provides and enables the GUIs. One of the GUIs may display a media item playlist. The user manages the media items displayed on the media item playlist by utilizing sorting criteria. The media item playlist displays a list of the users subscribing to the P2P network, the title of and information concerning media items recommended by the users and media items stored locally on the peer device, and a score for each media item on the media item playlist. The score may be determined by applying to the media items preferences defined by information provided by the user of the peer device, a profile developed from the defined preferences, and other information provided by the user. The user of the peer device provides the information to the peer device using other GUIs provided and enabled by the client application.

摘要翻译： 公开了对等（P2P）网络上的对等设备的图形用户界面（GUI）。 在对等设备上执行的客户端应用程序提供并启用GUI。 其中一个GUI可以显示媒体项目播放列表。 用户通过利用排序标准来管理媒体项目播放列表上显示的媒体项目。 媒体项目播放列表显示订阅P2P网络的用户的列表，用户所推荐的媒体项目的标题和与对等设备本地存储的媒体项目有关的信息，以及媒体项目播放列表上的每个媒体项目的得分 。 可以通过应用由对等设备的用户提供的信息定义的媒体项目偏好，从定义的偏好开发的简档以及由用户提供的其他信息来确定得分。 对等设备的用户使用客户端应用程序提供和启用的其他GUI向对等设备提供信息。

公开(公告)号：US20080120416A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11935757

申请日：2007-11-06

申请人： Samuel P. Hopkins ,  Robert J. Boback ,  Christopher L. Gormley

发明人： Samuel P. Hopkins ,  Robert J. Boback ,  Christopher L. Gormley

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/0788 ,  H04L63/105 ,  H04L67/1082

摘要： A system and method for compensating content owners and users that share content on a peer to peer (P2P) network. An enrollment system is accessed over the P2P network for registering a plurality of users and content owners, and establishing a financial account for each user and content owner that registers using the enrollment system A compliance system, coupled to the P2P network, monitors transmission of items of shared content from nodes in the P2P network and receipt of items of shared content by nodes in the P2P network and, upon detection of the transmission of a shared item of content: (i) credits an account of a first user for transmission of the shared item of content; (ii) credits an account of a content owner for transmission of the shared item of content; and (iii) charges an account of a second enrolled user for receipt of the shared item of content.

摘要翻译： 用于补偿在对等（P2P）网络上共享内容的内容所有者和用户的系统和方法。 通过P2P网络访问注册系统，用于注册多个用户和内容所有者，并且为使用注册系统注册的每个用户和内容所有者建立财务账户。与P2P网络相连的遵从系统监视项目的传输 的P2P网络中的节点的共享内容，以及P2P网络中的节点接收共享内容的项目，以及在检测到共享内容项目的传输时：（i）记入第一用户的帐户以传输 分享内容; （ii）记录内容所有者的帐户以传送共享内容项目; 和（iii）收取第二个注册用户的帐户以收到共享的内容项目。

公开(公告)号：US20080005114A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-03

申请号：US11428094

申请日：2006-06-30

申请人： Jin Li

发明人： Jin Li

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30209 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/1068 ,  H04L67/108 ,  H04L67/1082 ,  H04L67/1093 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/2842

摘要： A “Mass File Sharer” (MFS) provides a mass P2P file sharing protocol with optional on-demand file access across a P2P network. Unlike conventional P2P file sharing, the MFS simultaneously asynchronously shares large numbers of files, while providing optional on-demand (synchronous) access to shared files. The MFS uses a unique metadata structure in combination with an inter-peer file/folder version analysis and an inter-peer file/folder availability analysis to share complex directory structures that may include any number of folders, sub-folders, and files. Sharing may be asynchronous and/or synchronous. Specifically, file sharing is generally accomplished as an asynchronous distribution across the network. However, when a particular peer wants direct access particular files, an on-demand access mode is used to enable synchronous delivery of shared files. This combination of asynchronous and synchronous file distribution enables the MFS to support a number of applications, such as on-demand movie viewing, file/folder browsing, etc.

摘要翻译： 一个“大众文件共享器”（MFS）提供了一个质量P2P文件共享协议，可以通过P2P网络提供可选的按需文件访问。 与传统的P2P文件共享不同，MFS同时异步共享大量文件，同时提供对共享文件的可选按需（同步）访问。 MFS使用唯一的元数据结构与对等文件/文件夹版本分析和对等文件/文件夹可用性分析结合，以共享可能包含任意数量的文件夹，子文件夹和文件的复杂目录结构。 共享可以是异步的和/或同步的。 具体来说，文件共享通常作为跨网络的异步分发来完成。 然而，当特定对等体想要直接访问特定文件时，使用按需访问模式来启用共享文件的同步传递。 这种异步和同步文件分发的组合使MFS能够支持许多应用程序，如按需电影查看，文件/文件夹浏览等。

公开(公告)号：US20070005797A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-04

申请号：US10553549

申请日：2004-04-22

申请人： Wilhelmus Franciscus Fontijn ,  Nicolaas Lambert

发明人： Wilhelmus Franciscus Fontijn ,  Nicolaas Lambert

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04L63/145 ,  H04L67/1082 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04L2463/101

摘要： This invention relates to a method, a device, a server and a system of/for peer to peer transfer of content. Said method includes the steps of receiving and transmitting, from a first device (11), a first request with a first selection criterion for a first content to a server (18) or to a second device (12); transferring the first content satisfying said first selection criterion to said first device from the server, when said server previously has acknowledged said first device as a legal recipient of said first content and in case said first content is available only on said server, and noting that said first device subsequently has the requested first content available for other devices (14, 15, 16, 17); or re-directing said first request to a third device (13) on which the server knows that the requested first content is still available and transferring said first content satisfying said first selection criterion to said first device from the third device; or transferring the first content satisfying said first selection criterion to said first device from the second device, when said first content is available on said second device, and informing the server that said first content has been transferred to said first device from said second device; and rewarding the one of said second or third device from which said first content was transferred to said first device, when content was transferred from one of these; and charging said first device for reception of said first content. This enables for download, upload and sharing of legally protected paid-for content.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于内容的对等传送的方法，设备，服务器和系统。 所述方法包括以下步骤：从第一设备（11）接收并向服务器（18）或第二设备（12）发送第一内容的第一选择标准的第一请求; 当所述服务器先前已将所述第一设备确认为所述第一内容的合法接收者，并且在所述第一内容仅在所述服务器上可用的情况下，将满足所述第一选择标准的第一内容传送到所述第一设备，并注意到 所述第一设备随后具有可用于其他设备（14,15,16,17）的所请求的第一内容; 或者将所述第一请求重新引导到服务器知道所请求的第一内容仍然可用的第三设备（13），并且从第三设备将满足所述第一选择标准的所述第一内容传送到所述第一设备; 或者当所述第一内容在所述第二设备上可用时，将满足所述第一选择标准的所述第一内容传送到所述第一设备，并且通知所述服务器所述第一内容已经从所述第二设备传送到所述第一设备; 并且当内容从这些中的一个转移时，奖励所述第二或第三设备从所述第一内容传送到所述第一设备的所述设备; 以及对所述第一设备进行充电以接收所述第一内容。 这可以下载，上传和共享受法律保护的付费内容。

公开(公告)号：US20240214460A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18476110

申请日：2023-09-27

申请人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Swaminathan Sivasubramanian ,  David R. Richardson ,  Bradley Eugene Marshall

IPC分类号： H04L67/52 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L67/01 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/1074 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/53 ,  H04L67/55 ,  H04L67/562

CPC分类号： H04L67/52 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L67/01 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/1082 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/53 ,  H04L67/55 ,  H04L67/562

摘要： A system and method for content distribution are provided. A content provider generates a network topology having one or more subnetworks made up of content sources. The content provider segments content, such as applications, into segments for distribution. The content provider then distributes the content such that for each identified subnetwork, each content segment is distributed to a content source. Subsequent, client computing device requests for content can be serviced by selecting a content source in a particular subnetwork selected for delivering the requested content to the client computing device to minimize traffic flow of the requested content through the nodes of the distribution network.

公开(公告)号：US11924275B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17173703

申请日：2021-02-11

申请人： Gentill Dawoud Abdulla ,  Michael Isaiah Jordan

发明人： Gentill Dawoud Abdulla ,  Michael Isaiah Jordan

IPC分类号： H04L29/08 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L67/1061 ,  H04L67/1074 ,  H04L9/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/108 ,  H04L9/3236 ,  H04L67/1065 ,  H04L67/1072 ,  H04L67/1082 ,  H04L9/50

摘要： In one embodiment, a method for maintaining a blockchain in a blockchain system is disclosed. The method may include determining whether a number of blocks included in the blockchain satisfies a threshold block condition. The blocks comprise an initial genesis block and one or more subsequent blocks. The method may also include, responsive to determining the number of blocks in the blockchain satisfies the threshold block threshold condition, determining whether a number of nodes participating in the blockchain system satisfies a threshold node condition. The method may also include, responsive to determining the number of nodes participating in the blockchain satisfies the threshold node condition, generating a subsequent genesis block by hashing the blockchain including the genesis block and the one or more subsequent blocks.