Patent ID: 6252884
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
In a dynamic data network for linking a first processing system to a second processing system over a communication medium, the first processing system comprising:(a) means for transmitting over the communication medium a first identification signal associated with the first processing system;(b) means for detecting a second identification signal received over the communication medium from the second processing system, whereby the second identification signal is transmitted by the second processing system in response to the receipt of the first identification signal by the second processing system;(c) means for transmitting over the communication medium to the second processing system a first connection signal, responsive to the detection of the second identification signal by the detecting means;(d) means for establishing a communication channel between the first processing system and the second processing system, responsive to the detection of a second connection signal transmitted from the second processing system, indicative of the second processing system's receipt of the first connection signal from the first processing system;(e) means for storing an indication of a state of said communication channel, said state including an established state, a temporarily de-established state, and a permanently de-established state; and(f) means for storing information relating each communication channel in an established state to a detected identification signal.