Patent ID: 8671188
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a machine configured with Peer-To-Peer (P2P) flooder executing on the machine; and the machine also configured with a P2P measuring service executing on the machine; the P2P flooder configured to distribute feigned content references to content to P2P participants over P2P networks, each feigned content reference points to the P2P measuring service, when the P2P participants activate the feigned content references the P2P measuring service records metrics from the P2P networks and the P2P participants, the P2P measuring service evaluates the metrics to develop profiles for each of the P2P participants and to develop a preference for a certain type of content that is emerging on some of the P2P networks, the profiles including a general content preference that aggregates content preferences over a plurality of P2P participants, the profiles including a specific content preference derived from content preferences for a particular P2P participant.