Direct file transfer between subscribers of a communications system
US7366779B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/1069
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and techniques for transferring a file from a first client associated with a first subscriber to a communications system to a second client associated with a second subscriber to the communications system by connecting from the first client to a communications system host; sending, through the communications system host, a request to the second client to establish a direct connection to the second client; when the second client accepts the request, establishing a direct connection to the second client that bypasses the communications system host; and transferring a file over the direct connection.
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