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Differentiating Unique Systems Sharing a Common Address

  • US 20130275621A1
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Published: 10/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of provisioning a service to each device of a plurality of devices, the method comprising:

  • causing each device of the plurality of devices to provide a unique identifier with each communication originated by the device, each device of the plurality of devices being identifiable from at least the other devices of the plurality of devices independent of any common address based on the unique identifier;

    intercepting a communication from an originating device of the plurality of devices and determining the unique identifier provided with the communication, the communication otherwise not uniquely identifying the originating device from the other devices of the plurality of devices, the communication comprising a destination;

    processing the communication based on the unique identifier, the processing comprising blocking the communication; and

    intercepting a communication sent by the destination to the originating device and processing the communication sent by the destination.

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