Patent ID: 9077694
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A client device comprising: (a) memory configured and arranged to facilitate a connection of the client device with a target device over an encrypted communication link created based on (i) interception of a request, generated by the client device, for an Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to a domain name associated with the target device, and (ii) a determination as a result of the request that the target device is a device with which the encrypted communication link can be established; (b) an application program configured and arranged so as to allow participation in a communications service that communicates data with the target device over the encrypted communication link once the encrypted communication link is established between the client device and the target device; and (c) a processor configured and arranged to execute the application program, the client device being a device which facilitates user access to the encrypted communication link at the client device.