Methods for accessing a phone-based web server with a private IP address and related electronic devices and computer program products
US7953862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Web server is provided at an electronic device by registering the Web server with an Internet server that has a public Internet Protocol address, receiving a message at the electronic device that indicates a request is forthcoming to access the Web server, establishing a communication connection with the Internet server responsive to receiving the message, receiving a request addressed to the Web server from a requesting device that is forwarded from the Internet server via the communication connection, and conveying a Web service from the Web server to the requesting device via the Internet server responsive to receiving the request.
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