Patent · US Expired

Capability spoofing using a local proxy server

US7315886B1 · kind B1 · utility

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25References
78Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 30, 2002
Grant dateJan 1, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/16
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A home-networking gateway may provide a service to a device on a home network by transparently accessing (or spoofing) a capability of a different device on the home network. The device capabilities may be automatically detected and used. A home-networking gateway also may transparently provide a service from a host system to a device on a home network by accessing a service on a host system.

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