Abstract: A method of managing digital rights in a network without a central license server where each instance of the program broadcasts its identification into the network, and any instance of the program detecting its own license code from another node closes down. A closing program may also generate a close down message to the conflicting program.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 3, 2005
Date of Patent:
December 14, 2010
Assignee:
Green Packet, Inc.
Inventors:
Liangshen Chen, Xiaojing Zheng, Fan Du, Chen Hu
Abstract: A system for discovering, identifying and managing ad hoc networks and facilitating the communications within that network is disclosed. An addition to the network interface mediates discovery of adjacent computers with the same addition running and the exchange of profiles between these computers to allow device sharing and routing.