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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2009
Carl M. Ellison, Medina, WA (US);
Larry Zhu, Redmond, WA (US);
Tore L. Sundelin, Duvall, WA (US);
Gleb Kholodov, Seattle, WA (US);
Carl M. Ellison, Medina, WA (US);
Larry Zhu, Redmond, WA (US);
Tore L. Sundelin, Duvall, WA (US);
Gleb Kholodov, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Each member of a group contributes to and calculates a new shared value. A distributed shared value algorithm is used to reach unanimous agreement on a shared value, such that every group member can use the new shared value as soon as it is changed. The distributed shared value agreement methodology operates without the selection of a leader. Each group member performs the distributed shared value agreement methodology and computes the new shared value using one or more of the contributions from the group members in such a way that no one member coerces the resulting shared value.