SYSTEM FACILITATING USER ACCESS TO CONTENT STORED OR EXPOSED ON CONNECTED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20150244808A1
• Filed: 02/27/2014
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyperlync Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hyperlync Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Benjamin, Jacob, Fox, Harry, Rubin, Moshe, Wulfsohn, Ronald
• Granted Patent: US 9,503,274 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks

Abstract

A communication system facilitating the establishment of a channel of communication for multiple electronic communication devices includes a registration server. The system also includes a plurality of enabled electronic communication devices in communication with the registration server. Each of the plurality of enabled electronic communication devices including an application programming interface enabling communication with the registration server. The communication server further includes a local communication network and a global communication network. If the plurality of enabled electronic communication devices are in the local communication network, communication amongst the plurality of enabled electronic communication device is established using the local communication network and if the plurality of electronic communication devices are not in the local communication network, communication amongst the plurality of enabled electronic communication device is established using the global communication network.

Claims

1. A communication system facilitating the establishment of a channel of communication for multiple electronic communication devices, comprising:

a registration server;

a plurality of enabled electronic communication devices in communication with the registration server, each of the plurality of enabled electronic communication devices including an application programming interface enabling communication with the registration server;

a local communication network;

a global communication network;

wherein if the plurality of enabled electronic communication devices are in the local communication network, communication amongst the plurality of enabled electronic communication device is established using the local communication network and if the plurality of electronic communication devices are not in the local communication network, communication amongst the plurality of enabled electronic communication device is established using the global communication network.

2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the registration server facilitates seamless switching between use of local communication networks and global communication networks.

3. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the local communication networks is a Wi-Fi network or a LAN subnet.

4. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein each of the enabled electronic communication devices includes an application in a form of computer software specifically adapted for implementing procedural steps and functionalities.

5. The communication system according to claim 1, further including a Peer-To-Peer rendezvous server providing for firewall and network address translation traversal.

6. The communication system according to claim 5, wherein the Peer-To-Peer rendezvous server implements Session Traversal Utilities for NAT, Traversal Using Relay NAT, or Interactive Connectivity Establishment protocols.

7. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein enabled electronic communication devices have the ability to view content, stream media content, transfer content or move or delete content of any other enabled electronic communication device.

8. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein files can be both PUSHED and PULLED from one enabled electronic communication device to another enabled electronic communication device.

9. The communication system according to claim 1, further including REMOTE CONTROL features allowing an enabled electronic communication device to take control of another enabled electronic communication device.

10. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of enabled electronic devices are selected from the group consisting of a computer, a cellular phone, a tablet computer, a Lync box, a television set, and a Networked Attached Storage drive.

11. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the registration server provides enabled electronic communication devices with a list of potential peers with whom the enabled electronic communication device may open a channel of communication.