Patent ID: 9026660
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a network access device including a processor for use in communications, comprising: 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; 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.