US Patent 7237042 Mechanism for generating a virtual identifier

In one embodiment, a method is provided that may include generating, at least in part, an identifier to be associated with a group of devices. The group of devices may comprise at least two devices. The identifier may be generated, at least in part, based, at least in part, upon respective source identifiers identifying, at least in part, respective sources of the at least two devices. Of course, many modifications, variations, and alternatives are possible without departing from this embodiment.