Network communications
US8255465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0428
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for communicating information between computer networks in which the information to be communicated is required at one location (e.g. for processing) but only available at another location. The information may be absent deliberately (for privacy reasons) or may simply be unavailable as an artifact of the computer network(s) involved. The required information, such as the internal client IP address, is inserted into the outgoing network communication in a manner that does not to materially affect the normal transit or utility of the network communication (e.g. as custom headers). The information is preferably inserted in an encrypted form, so that it may pass over a public network and be invulnerable to unauthorised scrutiny.
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