Remote connection between intermediary device and computing device via central authority software
US8291488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Upon an intermediary device on a network being turned on, controlling system software at the intermediary device is booted such that no public network address is ever assigned to the intermediary device. The intermediary device sends a boot message over the network to central authority software running on one or more first computing devices on the network. The central authority software in response sends messages over the network to the intermediary device and to a second computing device on the network to establish a private tunnel with one another. The intermediary device and the second computing device establish the private tunnel with one another over the network. The intermediary device then opens a remote connection to the second computing device through the private tunnel so that peripherals connected to the intermediary device as if they were directly connected to the second computing device.
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