Method and apparatus for forming and maintaining a network of devices
First Claim
1. A method of forming and maintaining a network of devices arranged to permit computer programs to be dynamically downloaded onto and executed on the devices, the devices being connected to one or more general computer networks, the method including the steps of transmitting to each device a list of the addresses of a sub-set of said devices;
- and consecutively attempting to contact each of the devices in the sub-set of devices until either one of the sub-set of devices is contacted or the device determines that the next device in the subset of devices which it is to contact is itself.
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Abstract
A network of enabled devices, the enabled devices being arranged to permit computer programs to be dynamically downloaded onto and executed on the devices, and the devices being connected to one or more general computer networks containing a plurality of non-enabled devices not arranged to permit computer programs to be dynamically downloaded onto and executed on the devices, each enabled device having a list of the addresses of a sub-set of said enabled devices; and each device consecutively attempting to contact each of the devices in the sub-set of devices until either one of the sub-set of devices is contacted or the device determines that the next device in the subset of devices which it is to contact itself.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of forming and maintaining a network of devices arranged to permit computer programs to be dynamically downloaded onto and executed on the devices, the devices being connected to one or more general computer networks, the method including the steps of transmitting to each device a list of the addresses of a sub-set of said devices;
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consecutively attempting to contact each of the devices in the sub-set of devices until either one of the sub-set of devices is contacted or the device determines that the next device in the subset of devices which it is to contact is itself. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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