A data processing system includes a network containing of a set of connected devices, where individual ones of the connected devices include a data processor that executes a program for connecting to and disconnecting from the network and for maintaining a first list descriptive of other connected devices...http://www.google.de/patents/US6944662?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6944662 - System and methods providing automatic distributed data retrieval, analysis and reporting services
