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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Eugene Cain, Arvada, CO (US);
Assignee:
U S West, Inc., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39518701 ; 39518801 ;
Abstract
A method and system for providing secured access to a server connected to a private computer network protected by a router acting as a firewall is provided. The method includes establishing a bypass communication route around the firewall router, exchanging information between a client and the server via the bypass communication route, and closing the bypass communication route. The system includes an external machine, an external communication channel, an internal machine, an internal communication channel, and a dedicated private communication channel. Each of these components in combination form a bypass communication route around the firewall router.