Patent ID: 8616976

Claim:
A method, comprising: configuring a device to offer a generic peer-to-peer gaming service that facilitates a user of a peer device in selecting from a plurality of specific networked games of the device for purposes of accessing and playing the games, wherein the specific networked games are not already installed on the peer device; advertising, via the device, the generic peer-to-peer gaming service using a service discovery protocol of an ad hoc peer-to-peer network; facilitating play of a networked game via the generic peer-to-peer gaming service, wherein the networked game is selected from the plurality of specific networked games not already installed on the peer device, and wherein play of the networked game occurs at least between the device and the peer device of the network; and facilitating download of a program to the peer device in response to a selection of the networked game, wherein the program is configured to execute the game on a processor of the peer device, wherein said facilitating download of the program to the peer device comprises directing, via the device, the peer device to a third party computing arrangement where the peer device can download the program and wherein said facilitating download of the program to the peer device further comprises providing, via the device, authentication to the peer device for access to the third party computing arrangement, wherein the authentication limits the downloaded program for play of the networked game with only the device.