US 20030105831A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2003/0105831 Al
O'Kane (43) Pub. Date: Jun. 5,2003
(54) PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) AND INTERNET
CONTENT DELIVERY BASED USER BASED
DIGITAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TRIGGER
USED FOR FILE TRANSFER
(76) Inventor: Robert O'Kane, Palm Beach Gardens,
FL (US)
Correspondence Address:
JEFFREY FURR
253 N. MAIN STREET
JOHNSTOWN, OH 43031 (US)
(21) Appl. No.: 09/683,228
(22) Filed: Dec. 4, 2001
Publication Classification (51) Int. CI.7 G06F 15/16
A system and method is disclosed for information sharing via a peer-to-peer communication network. The system provides for a way to track DIGITAL MEDIA files (a.k.a. video, audio and yet to be determined digital source) over global and through, or hosted on, a local or remote network server. Each User has a unique digital software trigger, or "digital acknowledgement trigger" which is software originated. Each tag is unique based upon the User, and with each user the trigger" or "digital acknowledgement trigger" is activated at the time the Digital File is used or opened without damaging the original file from which the download file was "shared."
