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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Bruce Bernard Lowekamp, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bruce Bernard Lowekamp, San Carlos, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for issuing tickets in a communication system comprising a plurality of nodes that are capable of establishing a communication connection between two or more clients, the method comprising a first client transmitting to a ticket-issuing service a request for a ticket authorizing the first client to establish a communication connection with a second client, the ticket-issuing service determining if the first client is authorized to establish the requested communication connection and if the first client is determined to be authorized to establish the requested communication connection, the ticket-issuing service transmitting to the first client one or more tickets designating the second client which authorizes the first client to establish the requested connection with the second client by means of one or more of the plurality of nodes.