ROAMING GROUPS IN A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- with a wireless device associated with a user, communicating with a remote device to form a peer-to-peer group comprising at least the remote device, the wirelessly communicating comprising transmitting at least one message for forming the group containing an identifier of the user; and
storing information about the peer-to-peer group associated with the identifier of the user for subsequent use in reconnecting to the remote device in a peer-to-peer group.
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Abstract
A computing device that forms a group in accordance with a peer-to-peer protocol in which a device may be identified based on a credential of a user. The credential may be used to determine a unique identifier for the user such that the same identifier is used on any device operated by the same user. Such an identifier may be used in connection with a peer-to-peer protocol that supports persistent peer-to-peer groups. As a result, the unique identifier for the user may be retained by remote devices that have paired with any device operated by a particular user such that those remote devices may automatically establish a connection with any other device operated by the same user that similarly uses the same unique identifier for the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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with a wireless device associated with a user, communicating with a remote device to form a peer-to-peer group comprising at least the remote device, the wirelessly communicating comprising transmitting at least one message for forming the group containing an identifier of the user; and storing information about the peer-to-peer group associated with the identifier of the user for subsequent use in reconnecting to the remote device in a peer-to-peer group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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with a wireless device; receiving a credential from a user of the wireless device; based on the credential of the user, determining an identifier; wirelessly communicating with a remote device to form a peer-to-peer group comprising at least the remote device and the first wireless device, the wirelessly communicating comprising transmitting at least one message for forming the group, each message of the at least one message containing the determined identifier in a portion (534) of the message identifying a device transmitting the message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; at least one processor configure to; control the wireless transceiver to exchange messages in accordance with a peer-to-peer protocol, the messages comprising at least one portion identifying a group of devices formed in accordance with the protocol; and select a value for the at least one portion, the portion being selected, under a first condition, based on a user identifier and, under a second condition, based on a hardware identifier of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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