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Configuration control by automatic communication port selection and switching configuration by switching communication port

  • US 20030217156A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2002
  • Published: 11/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling communication ports for an online session of a multi-user application, comprising:

  • opening multiple communication ports on a first network computer executing the application, through which the application can send communication signals to other network computers that are participating in the online session;

    associating each of the communication ports of the first computer with a protocol such that communication signals that the application sends and receives will conform to the protocol of the communication port;

    designating an active communication port through which the application will send and receive communication signals for the first computer;

    sending a communication signal to another network computers participating in the online session, wherein the communication signal identifies the active communication port and the associated protocol for the first computer.

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