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Method and apparatus for establishing point-to-point communications over a computer network

  • US 6,829,645 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/1999
  • Issued: 12/07/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a first processing unit including;

    a program stored in a memory for performing a point-to-point Internet protocol; and

    a processor for executing the point-to-point Internet protocol program to automatically generate an E-mail signal, including a first Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to the first processing unit, and for transmitting the E-mail signal through the Internet to a second processing unit for establishing a point-to-point packet-based communication link to the first processing unit;

    wherein the E-mail signal comprises a destination E-mail address and a message, and wherein the second processing unit receives the E-mail signal from a mail server.

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