Method and apparatus for establishing point-to-point communications over a computer network
First Claim
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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Abstract
A point-to-point Internet protocol exchanges Internet Protocol (IP) addresses between processing units to establish a point-to-point communication link between the processing units through the Internet. A first point-to-point Internet protocol includes the steps of (a) storing in a database a respective IP address of a set of processing units that have an on-line status with respect to the Internet; (b) transmitting a query from a first processing unit to a connection server to determine the on-line status of a second processing unit; and (c) retrieving the IP address of the second unit from the database using the connection server, in response to the determination of a positive on-line status of the second processing unit, for establishing a point-to-point communication link between the first and second processing units through the Internet. A second point-to-point Internet protocol includes the steps of (a) transmitting an E-mail signal, including a first IP address, from a first processing unit; (b) processing the E-mail signal through the Internet to deliver the E-mail signal to a second processing unit; and (c) transmitting a second IP address to the first processing unit for establishing a point-to-point communication link between the first and second processing units through the Internet.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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a first processing unit including;
a program stored in a memory for performing a point-to-point communication;
a processor for executing the point-to-point communication program to automatically generate an E-mail that includes a first network protocol address corresponding to the first processing unit, and for transmitting the E-mail through a network to a second processing unit for establishing a point-to-point communication link;
wherein the E-mail comprises a destination E-mail address and a message, and wherein the second processing unit receives the E-mail from a mail server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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