Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Demand based messaging
Reexamination Certificate
2002-08-29
2010-12-07
Follansbee, John (Department: 2451)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Demand based messaging
C709S201000, C709S236000, C709S246000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07849140
ABSTRACT:
System and method for facilitating communications between peers in a peer-to-peer environment and network email clients. In one embodiment, network nodes including peer nodes may host mail transfer agents. The mail transfer agents may act as bridges between peer-to-peer protocols and email communication protocols. The mail transfer agents may communicate with peers according to peer-to-peer protocols and with email clients according to email communications protocols. Peers may communicate with mail transfer agents to send peer-to-peer messages to email clients. Email clients may communicate with the mail transfer agents to send email messages to and receive email messages from other email clients via the peer-to-peer network and to obtain peer-to-peer messages from peers.
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Abdel-Aziz Mohamed M.
Clary Michael J.
Joy William N.
Reid Matthew
Traversat Bernard A.
Divecha Kamal B
Follansbee John
Kowert Robert C.
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
Oracle America Inc.
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