Point-to-point internet protocol
September 25, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMessage routing system for shared communication media networks Utilization of redundant links in bridged networks Communications network dynamic addressing arrangement Automatic station identification where function modules automatically initialize Network control system and method Shared-price custom video rentals via interactive TV Methods and apparatus for routing packets in packet transmission networks Bridge-like internet protocol router Reconfigurable, fault tolerant, multistage interconnect network and protocol Method for point-to-point communications within secure communication systems InventorsApplicationNo. 533115 filed on 09/25/1995US Classes:709/227, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING709/204COMPUTER CONFERENCINGExaminersPrimary: Rinehart, Mark H.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesG06F 013/38G06F 015/17 200.58 200.75 AbstractA point-to-point Internet protocol exchanges Internet Protocol (IP) addresses between processing units to establish a point-to-point communication link between the processing units through the Internet. A first point-to-point Internet protocol includes the steps of (a) storing in a database a respective IP address of a set of processing units that have an on-line status with respect to the Internet; (b) transmitting a query from a first processing unit to a connection server to determine the on-line status of a second processing unit; and (c) retrieving the IP address of the second unit from the database using the connection server, in response to the determination of a positive on-line status of the second processing unit, for establishing a point-to-point communication link between the first and second processing units through the Internet. A second point-to-point Internet protocol includes the steps of (a) transmitting an E-mail signal, including a first IP address, from a first processing unit; (b) processing the E-mail signal through the Internet to deliver the E-mail signal to a second processing unit; and (c) transmitting a second IP address to the first processing unit for establishing a point-to-point communication link between the first and second processing units through the Internet.Other References
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