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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2008
Brian Mcneil, Kirkland, WA (US);
Steve Seixeiro, Snohomish, WA (US);
Jerry K. Koh, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew V. Davidson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Anshul Rawat, Kirkland, WA (US);
Daniel Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael G. Sheldon, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Mccormack, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ram Ramasubramanian, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tracy Schultz, Seattle, WA (US);
Giles Van Der Bogert, Renton, WA (US);
Brian McNeil, Kirkland, WA (US);
Steve Seixeiro, Snohomish, WA (US);
Jerry K. Koh, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew V. Davidson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Anshul Rawat, Kirkland, WA (US);
Daniel Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael G. Sheldon, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael McCormack, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ram Ramasubramanian, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tracy Schultz, Seattle, WA (US);
Giles van der Bogert, Renton, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for configuring computing devices to join a peer group. A peer group may be created on a subnetwork by a computing device. When a new computing device enters the subnetwork, it may join the peer group and be given access to the shared resources on the peer group and associated computing devices, using a communications layer and an authorization layer. Allowing a new computing device to join a peer group includes inviting the new device to join and then challenging the device for a passkey of the peer group. After joining the peer group, the computing device will be able to access and share resources with the peer group and other computing devices associated with the peer group.