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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2007
Lester F. Ludwig, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
J. Chris Lauwers, Mountain View, CA (US);
Keith A. Lantz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gerald J. Burnett, Atherton, CA (US);
Emmett R. Burns, Florence, MT (US);
Lester F. Ludwig, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
J. Chris Lauwers, Mountain View, CA (US);
Keith A. Lantz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gerald J. Burnett, Atherton, CA (US);
Emmett R. Burns, Florence, MT (US);
Avistar Communications Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
First and second users log in using at least one of a plurality of respective communication devices using corresponding collaboration initiation software. Address information of the communication devices used by the first and second users to log in are sent to respective first and second servers connected to respective first and second communication networks. In response to a request from the first user for communication with the second user, address information of the second communication device is retrieved from at least one of the first and second servers, which set up real-time wide area communication between ports.