Patent ID: 8412775

Claim:
A system, the system comprising: a gateway; and a plurality of peer to peer networks in communication with the gateway, the gateway being configured to receive a search request from a first peer in a first peer to peer network of the plurality of peer to peer networks, the first peer to peer network having a first peer to peer protocol at a first network manager of the gateway, wherein the search request requests content accessible via the plurality of peer to peer networks, and wherein the search request identifies a second peer to peer network and a third peer to peer network to search; forward the search request to a second network manager of the gateway, wherein the second network manager of the gateway has access to the second peer to peer network of the plurality of peer to peer networks, the second peer to peer network having a second peer to peer protocol; forward the search request to a third network manager of the gateway, wherein the third network manager of the gateway has access to a third peer to peer network of the plurality of peer to peer networks, the third peer to peer network having a third peer to peer protocol; and search the content in the plurality of the peer to peer networks by using the first network manager, the second network manager, and the third network manager of the gateway.