Communications arrangement and method using service system to facilitate the establishment of end-to-end communication over a network
US6859527B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An internet-connected service system is provided for facilitating communication across the internet between image-sending and image-receiving systems that have dial-up internet access. The image-sending system, after connecting to the internet, sends a communication request to the service system and the latter is then responsible for waking up the image-receiving system. Upon being woken up, the image-receiving system connects to the internet and contacts the service system. The service system then transfers the current network address of at least one of the systems to the other thereby enabling direct communication to be established between the image-sending and image-receiving systems.
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