Patent ID: 8677460
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A peer-to-peer system device, comprising: an index generator configured to generate an index of files stored on the peer-to-peer system device, the index being generated independent of an index request, and the index being based on index creation options; a selective acceptance system configured to evaluate a communications request sent from a requesting peer device, wherein the selective acceptance system accepts the communications request in accordance with previously defined criteria; a communications system configured to communicate with the requesting peer device, when the selective acceptance system has accepted the communications request from the requesting peer device; and a transmission system configured to transmit the index to the requesting peer device in response to the index request received from the requesting peer device, wherein the transmitted index enables the requesting peer device to retrieve files listed in the index from the peer-to-peer system device without allowing the requesting peer device to log in to the peer-to-peer system device.