Distributed session listing and content discovery

Details Distributed session listing and content discovery Distributed session listing and content discovery

2007-10-02

2007-10-02

Nguyen, Phuoc (Department: 2143)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Network resource allocating

C709S204000, C709S238000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10185810

ABSTRACT:
The present invention enables a game server to provide hosting services by connecting the game server device to a peer group, notifying at least one member of the peer group of the availability of the server device, and enabling the server device to accept and respond directly to searches for the hosting services, which are directed at the peer group by one or more gaming client devices. Discovery of peer group gaming content as well as updating such content are also provided by the present invention. The present invention further enables both peer group protocol supported and non-supported devices to interact with and provide the services provided by a peer group.

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patent: 2002/0073204 (2002-06-01), Dutta et al.
patent: 2002/0091833 (2002-07-01), Grimm et al.
patent: 2003/0177187 (2003-09-01), Levine et al.
patent: 2003/0204566 (2003-10-01), Dhupelia et al.
patent: 2003/0217105 (2003-11-01), Zircher et al.

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