Patent · US Expired

Permanent TCP connections across system reboots

US6880013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2000
Grant dateApr 12, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Network or mobile clients are enabled to keep their connections open across shutdowns and reboots of computer systems. Transactions are suspended while the client system is down, and resumed when it comes back up, allowing end-users to perform orderly shutdowns of their systems (especially useful to save battery power on mobile systems) without risk of losing transactions on open TCP connections.

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