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Method for uniform network access

  • US 8,260,920 B2
  • Filed: 10/04/2011
  • Issued: 09/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method performed by a network access device including a processor for use in communications, comprising:

  • displaying, in a user interface, indications of a plurality of resources available on a network, each of the resources having an associated Internet Protocol address and port number;

    receiving a command to initiate communications with a selected resource, the selected resource being at least one of the plurality of resources;

    identifying the selected resource by an identification data including a location of a user associated with the selected resource;

    obtaining the associated Internet Protocol address and port number of the selected resource from a registry residing on the network access device; and

    establishing a connection over the network between the network access device and the selected resource using the associated Internet Protocol address and the port number of the selected resource.

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