Sharing media among remote access clients in a universal plug and play environment
US11343225B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/25
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Remote Access Server (RAS) to provide a communication channel between UPnP Remote Access Clients (RACs) connected thereto. The UPnP RAS maintains local discovery information for UPnP devices connected to a local network and remote discovery information for remote UPnP devices communicating therewith. The UPnP RAS provides the remote UPnP devices communicating therewith with the local discovery information and the remote discovery information. The remote discovery information is utilized by a first remote UPnP device to discover a second UPnP device and vice versa. After discovery, a first remote UPnP device can communicate with a second UPnP device and vice versa.
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