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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2006
Christopher G. Kaler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Sammamish, WA (US);
Hervey Oliver Wilson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard L. Hasha, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher G. Kaler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Sammamish, WA (US);
Hervey Oliver Wilson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard L. Hasha, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Implementations of the present invention relate in part to optimizations to peer-to-peer communication systems. For example, one implementation relates to use of a smart transceiver that creates, caches, and manages communication channels dynamically between peers. Another implementation relates to use of a central tracking object that can be used to efficiently register and distribute peer messages among the various peers. In one implementation, the central tracking object is shared amongst peers in the group. Still another implementation relates to associating peer groups with namespaces, and for including peer groups of one namespace within still other peer groups of different namespaces. These and other aspects of the invention can also be used to ensure delivery intent of a given peer message is preserved, and to ensure that optimal numbers of messages are communicated to any given peer at any given time.