METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE NETWORKING USING PORT PROXYING BY DETECTING IF THE DESIGNATED PORT ON A CLIENT COMPUTER IS BLOCKED, THEN ENCAPSULATING THE COMMUNICATIONS IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT AND REDIRECTING TO AN OPEN PORT
US6938096B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for serving software applications to remote clients across the internet, for example, is disclosed that preferably utilizes standard, SMB (server message block), protocols, which are available in commercial operating systems. Further, an associated business method is described in which subscribing institutions can out-source the application serving to a third party institution, transparently. Finally, a port proxy system is provided that enables tunneling through firewalls that are configured to block communications from SMB ports.
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