Appeal 2007-2225
Application 10/054,809
INTRODUCTION
The claims are directed to a system and method for providing
advertisements in a peer-to-peer networking environment. Claims 1 and 110
are illustrative:
1. A peer-to-peer network system, comprising:
a plurality of peers, wherein each peer comprises a network node
configured to communicate with one or more other ones of said peers over
one or more networks;
a peer advertisement for each of said peers, wherein each peer
advertisement comprises an identification of and communication address for
a corresponding one of said peers;
a plurality of peer services or content provided by one or more of said
peers; and
a service or content advertisement for each of said services or content,
wherein each service or content advertisement comprises an identification of
a corresponding service or content and an indication of how to access the
corresponding service or content.
110. A computer-readable storage medium configured to store
program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-
executable to implement:
a peer node broadcasting a discovery query message specifying a type
of resource on the network; and
the peer node receiving one or more advertisements for the specified
type of resource in response to said discovery query message;
wherein each advertisement is a programming language independent
metadata document formatted in accordance with a peer-to-peer protocol.
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