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Method and apparatus for communicating data between computer devices

  • US 8,666,940 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2005
  • Issued: 03/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • programmed computer devices which execute program code to provide a first sub-system and a gateway for offering services provided by the first sub-system to one or more application hosting sub-systems via the gateway and a data communications network between said gateway and said one or more application hosting sub-systems;

    the gateway and each application hosting sub-system being arranged to permit each application hosting sub-system to initiate a secure and authenticated connection from each application hosting sub-system to the gateway via a non-secure data network connection, andthe gateway being logically connected to the first sub-system to enable the services provided by the first sub-system to be provided to each application hosting sub-system via a secured and authenticated connection,the gateway including notification means for initiating an unauthenticated and unencrypted connection to one or more of the application hosting sub-systems and transmitting over this or each such connection a notification for notifying said one or more of the application hosting sub-systems that it should initiate a secure authenticated connection with the gateway when the notification means is requested so to do by any one of the services offered by the first sub-system.

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