Patent ID: 7461130
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A network computing system, comprising: a plurality of devices coupled to a network, wherein each device comprises one or more nodes; two or more of the nodes configured to couple to the network and to self-organize as a group on the network to perform one or more applications on the network; wherein, to self-organize as a group on the network, each of the two or more nodes is configured to: wherein the master node for a group is configured to provide or control one or more functions for nodes in the group; and wherein the two or more nodes are peer nodes in a peer-to-peer networking environment on the network, wherein the peer-to-peer networking environment is implemented according to a peer-to-peer platform comprising one or more peer-to-peer platform protocols for enabling peer nodes to discover each other, communicate with each other, and cooperate with each other to form peer groups and share content in the peer-to-peer networking environment.