Filter for a Distributed Network
AssigneeAltnet, Inc.
InventorAnthony Rose
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Abstract
There is disclosed a filter for a distributed network. A method may include receiving index requests from indexing nodes over over a network and providing over the network index responses to the indexing nodes in response to the index requests. The index responses may instruct a receiving indexing node to index a specified file. The method may be implemented in software and on a computer.
Claims58
A server coupled to a network having a plurality of ordinary nodes and a plurality of indexing nodes, the server configured to:
- receive index requests from the indexing nodes;
- and
- provide index responses to the indexing nodes in response to the index requests.
A method comprising:
- receiving index requests from indexing nodes over a network;
- and
- providing over the network index responses to the indexing nodes in response to the index requests.
A server coupled to a peer-to-peer network having a plurality of nodes, the server configured to:
- receive index requests from the nodes over the network, each index request including a file identifier;
- and
- provide index responses over the network to the nodes in response to the index requests, each index response including an action code.
An indexing node coupled to a network having a plurality of ordinary nodes and at least one server, the indexing node configured to:
- receive file advertisements from ordinary nodes over the network, each file advertisement specifying at least one advertised file;
- send over the network index requests to the server seeking permission to index the advertised file;
- and
- receive over the network index responses from the server in response to the index requests.
A node coupled to a peer-to-peer network having a plurality of nodes and at least one server, the node configured to:
- receive file advertisements from other nodes, each file advertisement specifying at least one advertised file;
- send index requests to the server seeking permission to index the advertised file, each index request including at least one file identifier;
- and
- receive index responses from the server in response to the index requests, each index response including at least one action code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.