Patent ID: 8612603
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a network access device including a processor for use in communications, comprising: displaying, in a user interface, indications of a plurality of resources available on a 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 including a location of a user associated with the selected resource; obtaining the associated Internet Protocol address and port number of the selected resource from a registry residing on the network access device; and 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.