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Methods and apparatuses for device communications

US8797919B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Daniel Lovy · Palo Alto, US
David Arfin · Palo Alto, US
Elliot Lovy · San Francisco, US
Edward M. Sesek · Los Altos, US
Nathaniel Mark Saal · Palo Alto, US
Steven J. Schwarzenbach · Livermore, US
Seth Godin · Dobbs Ferry, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2011
Grant date	Aug 5, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/2849
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods to establish communications between devices. In one embodiment, a method of sharing data includes, without requiring a proxy device and without requiring a server to enable communications, receiving a request transmitted by a requesting device, authenticating the requesting device, and establishing a connection between the requesting device and a requested device. The requesting device and the requested device are dissimilar communication devices having dissimilar communications standards.

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