Method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network

摘要

The present invention relates to a pseudonode used for deployment on a peer to peer network which pseudonode comprises an IP address and client ID that is changeable upon the occurrence of a preselected event and includes a list containing at least one searchable data object. The pseudonode is programmed for monitoring the network to receive search requests therefrom and to compare each said received search with said list of data objects and to respond to such request. The pseudonode has at least one stored object corresponding to a request object stored at said pseudonode; and monitors the network to detect requests matching at least one of the stored objects and acquires a unique ID generated by any network node requesting the object matching that stored object on the pseudonode and responding to substantially each node representing an acquired ID.

主权项

1. A method for monitoring search requests for selected objects by a node on a decentralized peer to peer network, said network having at least two nodes, and providing a response to substantially all of such requesting nodes, said method comprising the steps of:
a. interposing at least one pseudonode on said network, said at least one pseudonode configured to provide at least one IP address and optionally at least one client ID, said at least one pseudonode having at least one stored object corresponding to a requested object stored at said at least one pseudonode; b. monitoring said network through the at least one pseudonode to detect search requests matching said at least one stored object; c. acquiring a unique search ID associated with the detected search request, the unique search ID generated by any network node requesting said object matching said at least one stored object; d. responding to substantially each such requesting node with search results matching the unique search ID, the search results indicating that one or more selected nodes in the decentralized peer to peer network have the requested object when in fact the one or more selected nodes do not have the requested is object; e. each such requesting node receiving the search results and utilizing the search results to try to obtain the requested object from the one or more selected nodes; and f. each such requesting node failing to obtain the requested object since the one or more selected nodes indicated in the search results do not have the requested object.