Apparatus and method for correlating addresses of different Internet protocol versions
US10230687B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/686
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a method of correlating an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address with an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address. The method may include communicating, via the Internet, an IPv4-addressed signal transmitted to, or received from, an IPv4-capable computing device. The method may also include communicating, via the Internet, an IPv6-addressed signal transmitted to, or received from, an IPv6-capable computing device. The method may further include determining that the IPv4-capable computing device and the IPv6-capable computing device are the same computing device based on the IPv4-addressed signal and the IPv6-addressed signal, and storing in memory data indicating a correlation between at least part of the IPv4 address and at least part of the IPv6 address.
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