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Auto-configuring of peripheral on host/peripheral computing platform with peer networking-to-host/peripheral adapter for peer networking connectivity

  • US 6,779,004 B1
  • Filed: 02/01/2000
  • Issued: 08/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed computing network having at least one computing device, the distributed computing network comprising:

  • a plurality of peer networking computing devices communicating according to a peer networking connectivity model;

    at least some of said peer networking computing devices being programmed to operate as controlled devices exposing at least one operational function to control from others of said peer networking computing devices;

    at least some of said peer networking computing devices being programmed to operate as user control points whereat a user interface is presented for interaction by a user to control said controlled devices; and

    at least one of said peer networking computing devices being a host computing device having at least one peripheral device connected therewith according to a host-peripheral computing model, said host computing device being programmed to automatically install and configure an adapter program that operates to expose said at least one peripheral device as a controlled device in said peer networking connectivity model upon connecting said at least one peripheral device to said host computing device, wherein said adapter program acts as a peer networking addressable device to which said at least some peer networking computing devices being programmed to operate as user control points can establish a connection using an address which identifies said peer networking addressable device.

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