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Network implemented communication system

US7203189B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateJul 19, 2002
Grant dateApr 10, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M7/006
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network implemented communication system, comprising a Local Area Network (LAN), a plurality of endpoints connected to the LAN, each of the endpoints including a communication application for communicating via a standard protocol, at least one server connected to the LAN for third party control of communications between the endpoints, and software within each of the endpoints and the server for implementing features which do not require direct connection between the endpoints.

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