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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2004
Yves Leaute, Schmitten, DE;
Stuart Goose, Princeton, NJ (US);
Yves Leaute, Schmitten, DE;
Stuart Goose, Princeton, NJ (US);
Siemens Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a system for discovering potential devices on a peer-to peer (P2P) network is provided. The system includes a seeker device and a plurality of potential devices operatively connected to the P2P network. Each of the plurality of potential devices is associated with one or more identity files. Each of the identity files comprising a plurality of searchable elements. One or more of the plurality of potential end-user devices post their one or more identity files on the P2P network. The seeker device searches the P2P network to discover one or more of the plurality of potential devices based on the one or more identity files of the plurality of the potential devices. The seeker device initiates a collaboration session with the one or more potential devices. The collaboration session may be independent of the P2P network.