Method and apparatus for automatically connecting devices to a local network
First Claim
1. A system for automatically connecting a first device to a first local network, said system comprising:
- a server receiving a connection request from the first device to connect the first device to the first local network;
the server accessing Automatic Number Identification (ANI) information when the server receives the connection request, the ANI information including first corresponding configuration information; and
means for transferring the first corresponding configuration information from the server to the first device, wherein the configuration informatation is utilized to automatically connect the first device to the first local network.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for linking multiple remote players of real-time games is disclosed. The system of the present invention includes a first computer for directly linking the first computer with a second computer, the first computer comprises: 1) a network interface coupled to a network; 2) client application software executing in the first computer, the client application software includes: a) processing logic for connecting the first computer to a server on a network via the network interface; b) processing logic for requesting the server to match the first computer with a second computer using matching criteria; c) processing logic for receiving a network address of the second computer from the server; and d) processing logic for establishing a direct communication link with the second computer using the network address.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for automatically connecting a first device to a first local network, said system comprising:
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a server receiving a connection request from the first device to connect the first device to the first local network; the server accessing Automatic Number Identification (ANI) information when the server receives the connection request, the ANI information including first corresponding configuration information; and means for transferring the first corresponding configuration information from the server to the first device, wherein the configuration informatation is utilized to automatically connect the first device to the first local network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18)
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10. A method for automatically connecting a first device to a first local network, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a connection request on a server from the first device to connect the first device to the first local network; accessing Automatic Number Identification (ANI) information from the server when the server receives the connection request, the ANI information including first corresponding configuration information; transferring the first corresponding configuration information from the server to the first device; and utilizing the configuration information to automatically connect the first device to the first local network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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