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Patent No.:

US 7949996 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2003
Applicants:

Todd R. Manion, Redmond, WA (US);

Grigori M. Somin, Seattle, WA (US);

Robert D. Donner, Sammamish, WA (US);

Inventors:

Todd R. Manion, Redmond, WA (US);

Grigori M. Somin, Seattle, WA (US);

Robert D. Donner, Sammamish, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A set of managed application programming interfaces (APIs) are presented to allow management of a user's name and identity within a peer to peer networking environment. These managed APIs enable a user to successfully create and manage their peer names and identities within this environment. The creation of peer names for the purpose of resolving to a third party is also provided through the managed APIs of the invention. Importing and exporting of peer identities is also provided, as is the ability to delete a peer identity.


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Manion, Todd. (2011). Peer-to-peer identity management managed interfaces and methods (U.S. Patent No. 7949996). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7949996

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