A distributed computing system includes a first discreet component application (100) instantiated on a first peer of a peer-to-peer network and a first run-time environment residing on the first peer. The discreet component application includes a component (102) and a container (104) configured for providing...http://www.google.com/patents/US20060156296?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20060156296 - Distributed computing system
