Patent ID: 7761569
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method executed by a peer to peer network node, said method comprising the steps of: connecting to a peer to peer network; sending a request to a specific node on the peer to peer network to upload a file associated with a file index number starting at N, where N is a real number, to said peer to peer network node; recording a specific file name that is sent corresponding to the file index number starting at N contained in a response from the specific node; and automatically incrementing the file index number and repeating the request until such time as the specific node no longer responds; wherein the request is a push request for an out of band direct connection over a transport network containing at least the following fields: a client ID of the specific node, the file index number starting at N, Internet Protocol (IP) address of said peer to peer network node, and TCP/IP port number of said peer to peer network node; and wherein the response from the specific node includes at least the following: the client ID of the specific node, the file index number starting at N, and the specific file name corresponding to the file index number starting at N.