According to a first embodiment, a first computing device receives a request packet originating from a client. In response to at least the request packet and a state of at least one of the first computing device and a second computing device, the first computing device selects a computing device for...http://www.google.de/patents/US7287090?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7287090 - Method and system for identifying a computing device in response to a request packet
