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RELAY-SERVER

  • US 20080063001A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2007
  • Published: 03/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A relay server comprising:

  • a first registration section arranged to register therein account information of a communication terminal on a local area network;

    a second registration section arranged to register therein account information of the relay server in an external server on a wide area network;

    a designating section arranged to designate another relay server registered in the external server to construct a relaying communication session for direct communications with the another relay server;

    an exchange section arranged to exchange the account information stored in the first registration section with the another relay server; and

    a receiving section arranged to receive from the communication terminal on the local area network a communication request designating an account of another communication terminal to determine a relay server registering therein the designated account from the account information exchanged with the another relay server, and for relaying communication data between the communication terminal and the another communication terminal via the relaying communication session with the relevant relay server.

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