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Service discovery across different networks

US9722806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2014
Grant dateAug 1, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L61/58
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Technologies for service discovery and media sharing are disclosed. A described technique includes receiving, at a first device, service information for a streaming service provided by a second device, the first device and second device being on different first networks, the first networks being different local multicast networks; inserting an entry in a multicast domain name system (mDNS) cache of the first device based on the service information such that the streaming service is (i) discoverable by the first device via a mDNS query and (ii) accessible through a second network that interconnects the first networks; and sending streaming information from the first device to the second device through the second network for the streaming service.

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