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Communications terminal operable with high security protocol

  • US 20030084338A1
  • Filed: 10/22/2002
  • Published: 05/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communications terminal having an Internet address for connection to the Internet through a communications line, the communications terminal comprising:

  • a communications unit for connecting to the Internet by the address through the communications line;

    a determination means for determining whether a communications request specifying the address is received from a server when connected to the Internet;

    a disconnecting means for disconnecting the communications line when determined by the determination means that the communications request is received;

    a waiting means for waiting to receive an incoming call from the server for responding to the communications request when the communications line is disconnected by the disconnecting means; and

    a communicating means for communicating by way of the communications unit on the communications line with a communications protocol having a higher degree of security compared with an Internet communications protocol when an incoming call is received by the waiting means.

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