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System and method for controlling communication

US7433915B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2002
Grant dateOct 7, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/142
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for enabling arbitrary components to control communications, such as data transfers, without having or requiring prior knowledge of each other. The system includes a component that creates controller objects for a communication, such as a data transfer involving several components. Further, the component associates the controller objects with a communication session object of the data transfer, such as a data transfer session object. One or more of the components involved in the data transfer obtain the controller objects through the data transfer session object and execute source-specific instructions included in the obtained controller objects to generate user interfaces. The user interfaces enable the components to control aspects of the communication, such as the data transfer.

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