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Data transfer system and method

US7788390B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2003
Grant dateAug 31, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/329
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a method of data transfer between a source computer and target computer comprising the steps of transmitting data in a multi-media format from the source computer over a first network to a server configured to receive data in more than one protocol over the first network, the protocols including Internet protocols and multi-media protocols, converting the data in the multi-media format to an Internet format, and transmitting the data in the Internet format over a second network to the target format. The target computer is configured to receive data in a finite set of protocols over the second network, this finite set of protocols including Internet protocols but excluding multi-media protocols. The invention also provides a related data transfer system.

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