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System and method for peer to peer social networking

AssigneeAnchorfree, Inc.

InventorDavid Gorodyansky

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Abstract

System enables users to surf the web and engage in social networking interaction through a downloadable peer-to-peer client that stores all user's private information locally on the user's computer. System establishes communication between the computers of multiple users participating in social interaction without having to store users' personal information on central servers. All user data, including, without limitation, pictures, ideas, personal information and communications with friends is maintained locally on the user's own computer and the social communication takes place between two or more users' computers. This provides the users with greater control over the dissemination of their personal information. In addition, the system randomly selects peer-to-peer social networking clients that are online at any given time and enable such clients to randomly and automatically connect with one another.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method performed in a system comprising a plurality of user client systems, the method comprising:

a. executing an instance of a peer-to-peer social networking application on each of the user client systems;
b. storing user profile information on each of the user client systems;
c. obtaining, by at least one peer-to-peer social networking application address information;
d. using the obtained address information to establish a connection between at least two user client systems;
e. furnishing the stored user profile information to at least one other user client system using the established connection;
f. enabling electronic communication between users of at least two user client systems using the established connection;
and
g. upon receiving a skip user command from a user, randomly selecting another user client system, establishing a connection with the selected user client system and furnishing user profile information stored in the selected user client system to at least one other user client system using the established connection wherein the address information is obtained from a directory service accessing address information of the user client systems, and wherein the directory service is implemented on one or more of the user client systems.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a set of instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a system comprising a plurality of user client systems, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

a. executing an instance of a peer-to-peer social networking application on each of the user client systems;
b. storing user profile information on each of the user client systems;
c. obtaining, by at least one peer-to-peer social networking application address information;
d. using the obtained address information to establish a connection between at least two user client systems;
e. furnishing the stored user profile information to at least one other user client system using the established connection;
and
f. enabling electronic communication between users of at least two user client systems using the established connection;
and
g. upon receiving a skip user command from a user, randomly selecting another user client system, establishing a connection with the selected user client system and furnishing user profile information stored in the selected user client system to at least one other user client system using the established connection wherein the address information is obtained from a directory service accessing address information of the user client systems, and wherein the directory service is implemented on one or more of the user client systems.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/218,334Filed 25 Aug 2011 · us provisional application
Priority: 25 Aug 2010
Published: US 2012/0054290 A11 Mar 2012
Granted: 5 Aug 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G06Q 10/101
Office automation; Time management: collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
G06Q 10/40
Administration; Management: business processes related to social networking or social networking services
H04L 65/403
Support for services or applications: arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences
H04L 67/104
In which an application is distributed across nodes in the network: peer-to-peer [P2P] networks