DISTRIBUTED PROGRAMMABLE CONNECTION METHOD TO ESTABLISH PEER-TO-PEER MULTIMEDIA INTERACTIONS

摘要

The present invention proposes a technique for establishing peer-to-peer multimedia interactions and data exchanges via a discovery mechanism which relies on a model of (chained) programmable switchboards which may be implemented to enable a step-by-step discovery process until the endpoint of the communication chain is actually reached. The novelty of the proposed system and distinct contrast to known systems is that each endpoint can actually program if, how and when it wants to be reached for each individual user initiating contact, and to provide the information on how to be reached to its potential users initiating contact along its own model.

主权项

1. A method for establishing a peer-to-peer communication link over a data communications network comprising:
generating a token comprising an identifier associated with at least one first user, wherein the token further comprises instructions which, when executed, determine how the communication link is established; distributing the token to at least one second computing device associated with at least one second user; importing the token into a software application installed on the second computing device; activating the imported token to cause the instructions to be executed by the second computing device, thereby to establish a communication link to a first computing device associated with the first user, whereby the first and second users are enabled to communicate with one another via said communication link.