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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2000
Applicants:
Virgil E. Bourassa, Bellevue, WA (US);
Fred B. Holt, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Virgil E. Bourassa, Bellevue, WA (US);
Fred B. Holt, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F015/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of connecting to a network through a portal computer. A seeking computer dials the communications ports of a portal computer until it locates a call-in port. A port ordering algorithm is used to identify the call-in port. Communications ports selected by the port ordering algorithm may be re-ordered. The seeking computer uses the selected call-in port to request that the portal computer coordinate the connection of the seeking computer to the network.