Methods and systems for efficient discovery of devices in a peer-to-peer network

摘要

When attempting to establish a peer-to-peer connection, a computing device can quickly discover compatible devices, which are capable of exchanging content, and remember them. When a neighboring device is discovered during a scan, the computing device can determine whether the neighboring device is capable of sharing content. Once it is determine that the neighboring device can share content, the computing device can determine a history of previous connections with the neighboring device. The computing device can determine a priority for sharing content with neighboring device relative to other devices. The computing device can determine the priority based on the history of the neighboring device and the history of other devices so that the devices with a likelihood of new content receive a higher priority.

主权项

1. A method for discovering devices with which to share content, the method comprising:
identifying, by a first computing device, a second device with which to attempt a peer-to-peer connection; determining that the second device is a device capable of sharing content; determining that a previous peer-to-peer connection was made with the second device; retrieving data reflecting the previous peer-to-peer connection, wherein the data comprises a time of the previous peer-to-peer connection; determining, based on the data, whether content sharing was successfully completed during the previous peer-to-peer connection; and determining a priority with which to attempt of the peer-to-peer connection with the second device relative to connections with other devices based on at least one of the time of the previous peer-to-peer connection and whether content sharing was successfully completed during the previous peer-to-peer connection.