Contacting a computing device outside a local network
US6961336B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5092
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A facility for communicating between two computing devices is described. The facility determines a first computing device has been connected to a distinguished computer network that is connected to a second level computer network. The facility then utilizes the distinguished computer network and the second level computer network to establish contact with a second computing device that is outside the distinguished computer network.
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