Apparatus and method for uniform network access
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1. A network access apparatus, comprising:
- a first network access device including a processor and a digital storage, the first network access device in communication via a communications network with a second network access device; and
executable software stored on the digital storage of the first network access device, the software being executable on demand, the software operative with the first network access device to enable the first network access device to;
access a registry of resources available on at least one of the first network access device and the second network access device;
associate a personal network address with a first available resource; and
establish a connection over the communications network between the first network access device and at least one of the second network access device and a third network access device hosting the first available resource utilizing the personal network address associated with the first available resource.
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a registry is displayed. The registry may, for example, indicate resources available from a plurality of remote network access devices via a communications network. Moreover, a personal network address may be associated with each available resource, the personal network address including an destination address portion and an application program identifier portion. A direct communications link may then be established between a first network access device hosting an available resource and a second network address device using the personal network address associated with the resource.
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1. A network access apparatus, comprising:
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a first network access device including a processor and a digital storage, the first network access device in communication via a communications network with a second network access device; and executable software stored on the digital storage of the first network access device, the software being executable on demand, the software operative with the first network access device to enable the first network access device to; access a registry of resources available on at least one of the first network access device and the second network access device; associate a personal network address with a first available resource; and establish a connection over the communications network between the first network access device and at least one of the second network access device and a third network access device hosting the first available resource utilizing the personal network address associated with the first available resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method performed by a plurality of network access devices with access to a communications network, wherein each network access device comprises a processor, the method comprising:
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forming a first registry on at least one of the network access devices; receiving into the first registry a personal network address associated with a first resource available on the network access device; transmitting the personal network address associated with the first resource to a requesting network access device; and establishing a connection over the communications network between the requesting network access device and a network access device hosting the first resource using the associated personal network address associated with the first resource. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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