Patent ID: 8850072
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A secure communication network, comprising: a plurality of local client networks each of which comprises a client device in communication with a plurality of agent devices, wherein the client device comprises an embedded IP (Internet Protocol) device; a server that communicates over a secure communication link with the client device of each of the local client networks, wherein the server stores an agent list for the client device of each of the local client networks, wherein each agent list comprises a list of available agent devices associated with the client device; and a plurality of remote devices in communication with the server; wherein the server receives from each of the remote devices a request to connect with one of the agent devices of one of the local client networks by (a) receiving an identity of a client device from the remote device, (b) displaying the agent list associated with the identified client device, and (c) receiving from the remote device a selection of one of the agent devices from the agent list, and, for each request, the server proxies all communications between the remote device and the selected agent device via the secure communication link between the server and the client device associated with the selected agent device.