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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsBrett Humphrey, Rod Toll, C. Shane Evans, G. Andrew Johnston
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The present invention enables a game server to provide hosting services by connecting the game server device to a peer group, notifying at least one member of the peer group of the availability of the server device, and enabling the server device to accept and respond directly to searches for the hosting services, which are directed at the peer group by one or more gaming client devices. Discovery of peer group gaming content as well as updating such content are also provided by the present invention. The present invention further enables both peer group protocol supported and non-supported devices to interact with and provide the services provided by a peer group.
A method in a peer-to-peer gaming network computing environment for providing a game hosting service by a game server computing device adapted to communicate with a member of a peer group, the game hosting service provided to one or more game client computing devices, comprising the steps of:
A method in a peer-to-peer gaming network computing environment for discovering content known to members of a content peer group and of interest to a game client computing device, comprising the steps of:
A method in a peer-to-peer gaming network computing environment for updating information relating to content material known to gaming members of a content peer group, comprising the steps of:
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