Method for uniform network access
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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 the communications with a selected resource, the selected resource being at least one of the plurality of resources, the selected resource comprising a shared application;
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, wherein the network access device is a portable handheld device.
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a registry is displayed. The registry may, for example, indicate resources available from a plurality of remote network access devices via a communications network. Moreover, a personal network address may be associated with each available resource, the personal network address including a destination address portion and an application program identifier portion. A direct communications link may then be established between a first network access device hosting an available resource and a second network address device using the personal network address associated with the resource.
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1. A method performed by a network access device including a processor for use in communications, comprising:
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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 the communications with a selected resource, the selected resource being at least one of the plurality of resources, the selected resource comprising a shared application; 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, wherein the network access device is a portable handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method performed by a network access device including a processor for use in communications, comprising:
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creating a registry, by the network access device, that coordinates a plurality of resources available on a network; displaying, in a user interface, indications of the plurality of resources available on the network, each of the resources having an associated Internet Protocol address and port number; receiving a command to initiate the communications with a selected resource, the selected resource being at least one of the plurality of resources, the selected resource comprising a shared application; 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 the registry residing on the network access device; 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, wherein the network access device is a portable handheld device; and updating, by the network access device, availability of the plurality of resources listed in the registry. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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