Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Barqadle, Yasin (Department: 2456)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing
C709S203000, C709S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08010680
ABSTRACT:
Systems and techniques for transferring one or more files by connecting to a communications system host; sending, to a client connected to the communications system host, a request to transfer one or more files; when a client permits access to the one or more files, establishing a direct socket connection from the client and bypassing the communications system host; and initiating the transfer of the one or more files from the client over the direct socket connection.
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Barqadle Yasin
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
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