Transferring files
US7546337B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/162
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and techniques for transferring one or more files by connecting to a communications system host; sending, to a client connected to the communications system host, a request to transfer one or more files; when a client permits access to the one or more files, establishing a direct socket connection from the client and bypassing the communications system host; and initiating the transfer of the one or more files from the client over the direct socket connection.
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