公开(公告)号：US07441002B1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-21

申请号：US10110476

申请日：2000-11-13

Applicant: Andrew Catchpole ,  Timothy Midwinter ,  Gary Crook ,  Robert G Brockbank

Inventor： Andrew Catchpole ,  Timothy Midwinter ,  Gary Crook ,  Robert G Brockbank

IPC: G06F15/16

CPC classification number: H04L29/12094 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L61/1529 ,  H04L65/4007 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M7/0027 ,  H04M7/003 ,  H04M7/009 ,  H04M7/128

Abstract: A method wherein a first user obtains an identifier for a desired destination user, makes a request to a server for a data communication with that desired destination user, retrieves a computer network address from a directory entry for that desired destination user, retrieves the source computer network address from the request packet from the first user, and sends requests to the computers of both users for return of respective stored unique identifiers. When these respective unique identifiers are received at the server, a check is made to see that they correspond to only one respective entry in a database, and the server then sends a message to one of the computers to make a data call to the other computer. Users register initially and download a helper application which stores the user's respective unique identifier together with, in a preferred embodiment, a unique password, which is also stored in the respective entry in the database. The helper launches a NetMeeting application passes its associated user's names.

Abstract translation: 一种方法，其中第一用户获得期望的目的地用户的标识符，向服务器请求与该期望的目的地用户的数据通信，从该期望的目的地用户的目录条目中检索计算机网络地址，检索源计算机 来自第一用户的请求分组的网络地址，并且向两个用户的计算机发送请求以返回相应存储的唯一标识符。 当在服务器处接收到这些各自的唯一标识符时，进行检查以看到它们仅对应于数据库中的一个相应条目，然后服务器向其中一台计算机发送消息以对其他计算机进行数据呼叫 。 用户首先注册并下载一个帮助应用程序，该应用程序将用户相应的唯一标识符存储在一个优选实施例中，该密码也存储在数据库中的各个条目中。 助手启动NetMeeting应用程序传递其关联的用户名。

公开(公告)号：US06668288B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-23

申请号：US09600305

申请日：2000-07-14

Applicant: Timothy Midwinter ,  Ian Geoffrey Daniels

Inventor： Timothy Midwinter ,  Ian Geoffrey Daniels

IPC: G06F300

CPC classification number: H04L63/02 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L63/083 ,  H04M15/00

Abstract: A telecommunications data conferencing platform has a secure zone and a partly secure zone connected by a secure firewall. The secure zone contains a master data server, a billing system a reservation system and an audio bridge connected to the firewall. The partly secure zone contains a pair of slave data servers. The first slave data server can be connected through a public firewall to the public Internet. The first slave data server can receive incoming calls from the public switched telecommunications network via a bank of modems. The secure firewall restricts the passage of messages from the partly secure zone to the secure zone to messages which originate directly in the partly secure zone but allows the passage of conference data. Thus, unauthorised parties are unable to gain access to the reservation system or the master data server. In order to establish a conference, the reservation system creates a conference on the master data server. The master data server then invites the slave data server to join the conference. The slave data servers then permit participants to join the conference.

Abstract translation: 电信数据会议平台具有通过安全防火墙连接的安全区域和部分安全区域。 安全区域包含主数据服务器，计费系统预约系统和连接到防火墙的音频桥。 部分安全区域包含一对从属数据服务器。 第一个从属数据服务器可以通过公共防火墙连接到公共互联网。 第一从属数据服务器可以经由一组调制解调器接收来自公共交换电信网络的呼入。 安全防火墙限制消息从部分安全区域传递到安全区域，直接发送到部分安全区域中的消息，但允许通过会议数据。 因此，未授权方不能访问预订系统或主数据服务器。 为了建立会议，预约系统在主数据服务器上建立会议。 主数据服务器然后邀请从属数据服务器加入会议。 然后从属数据服务器允许参与者加入会议。