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Method, apparatus and system for connecting a portable unit to a particular server unit from among a plurality of server units

US7296075B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 23, 2002
Grant dateNov 13, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1001
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for connecting a portable unit (1) to a particular server unit from among a plurality of server units (5, 6, 7 and 8). The portable unit (1) comprises a first address list and the particular server unit comprises a second address list. The first and the second address lists comprise the attribute of at least one server unit and the address of this server unit. The method comprises the steps of updating the second address list from the first address list and updating the first address list from the second address list. The invention also relates to a server unit and a portable unit.

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