Creating a public identity for an entity on a network
US7937471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5007
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is disclosed for establishing a public identity for an entity on a private network. In one embodiment, a first entity can initiate a request to create a binding of a public address to a private address for itself. The existence of this public address for the first entity can be made known so that other entities can use the public address to communicate with the first entity. The present invention allows entities outside of a private network to initiate communication with an entity inside a private network.
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