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Methods and devices for maintaining sessions based on presence status information

US8965978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2006
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/63
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Sessions, such as on-line gaming sessions, are maintained by proxy agents on behalf of users even when the users are inactive. The agents, along with other components, form a novel “always-on” architecture that greatly reduces the time it takes to initiate and carry out sessions.

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