System for transmitting data files between computers in a wireless environment utilizing a file transfer agent executing on host system
US5802312A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/59
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system in a data communication environment enables the exchange of information between a plurality of software applications through a selected communication device, such as a radio frequency modem. Messages received by modem are stored as files intended for one of a plurality of applications, even if the destination application is not currently active. The method and system may utilize the file system of the transmitting location to provide the address of the receiving location by embedding the address in the path of the file to be transmitted.
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