Windows rally wireless hid device

A method executed on a wireless human interface device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the wireless human interface device, setup information that enables the wireless human interface device to concurrently associate itself with at least two client computing devices via a wireless network;
• receiving, by the wireless human interface device, software that enables the wireless human interface device to communicate with each of the at least two client computing devices, and to control the at least two client computing devices;
• and
• diagnosing aspects of the wireless human interface device, wherein the aspects that are diagnosed include battery life, association history, and current user of the wireless human interface device.

A computer-readable medium, not comprising a signal per se, encoded with a plurality of instructions that, in response to execution by a processor, perform operations comprising:

• establishing, by the wireless human interface device, a network association that enables the wireless human interface device to securely communicate with at least two client computing devices;
• establishing, by the wireless human interface device, a trust relationship between the wireless human interface device and each of the at least two client computing devices;
• individually or collectively controlling the at least two client computing devices via the established network association and via the established trust relationship between the wireless human interface device and each of the at least two client computing devices;
• and
• diagnosing aspects of the wireless human interface device, wherein the aspects that are diagnosed include battery life, association history, and current user of the wireless human interface device.

A wireless human interface device, comprising:

• a memory and a processor that respectively store and execute instructions, including instructions that:
• establish, by the wireless human interface device, a network association that enables the wireless human interface device to securely communicate with at least two client computing devices;
• establish, by the wireless human interface device, a trust relationship between the wireless human interface device and each of the at least two client computing devices;
• control at least two client computing devices via the established network association and via the established trust relationship between the wireless human interface device and each of the at least two client computing devices;
• and
• diagnose aspects of the wireless human interface device, wherein the aspects that are diagnosed include battery life, association history, and current user of the wireless human interface device.