Apparatus, systems and methods utilizing dispersive networking
An electronic device configured for electronic communications utilizing virtual dispersive networking includes: a network interface for communicating over a network; an application loaded onto the electronic device programmed to communicate over a network; and virtual dispersive networking software configured to create, for such application, a virtual machine comprising a virtual interface for the network interface of the electronic device; select a network protocol out of a plurality of available network protocols based on current communication requirements of the application; and cause network communications of the application to occur via the virtual network interface of the electronic device using the determined network protocol.
1. A method of transferring a virtual check image between first and second end-user devices via network communications, comprising the steps of:
(a) first,
(i) communicating by the first end-user device, to a server, network contact information of the first end-user device, and
(ii) communicating by the second end-user device, to the server, network contact information of the second end-user device;
(b) separating the virtual check image into a plurality of data files;
(c) thereafter, separately transferring each data file from the first end-user device to the second end-user device by,
(i) communicating, by the first end-user device, a request to the server to engage in a file transfer with the second end-user device by the first end-user device,
(ii) communicating, by the server, the file transfer request received from the first end-user device,
(iii) communicating, by the second end-user device, acceptance to the server of the request to engage in a file transfer with the first end-user device,
(iv) communicating connection information, by the server, to the first and second end-user devices for enabling an open network connection between the first and second end-user devices, and
(v) initiating, by the first and second end-user devices, through the open network connection, the file transfer based on the connection information received from the server; and
(d) combining, at the second end-user device, the plurality of data files to reproduce the virtual check image for printing.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises printing, by the second end-user device, the virtual check image.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises communicating, from the second end-user device to the first end-user device, confirmation that the virtual check image has been printed.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the communicated confirmation that the virtual check image has been printed is communicated from the second end-user device via a virtual network connection.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein for each data file, the open network connection over which the file transfer is initiated utilizes a virtual network interface at each end-user device.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises spawning one or more virtual network interfaces at the first end-user device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein for each data file, the open network connection over which the file transfer is initiated utilizes a spawned virtual network interface.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises spawning one or more virtual network interfaces at the second end-user device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein for each data file, the open network connection over which the file transfer is initiated utilizes a spawned virtual network interface.
10. A method of transferring a virtual check image between first and second end-user devices via network communications, comprising the steps of:
(a) first,
(i) communicating by the first end-user device, to a server, network contact information of the first end-user device, and
(ii) communicating by the second end-user device, to the server, network contact information of the second end-user device;
(b) separating the virtual check image into a plurality of data files;
(c) thereafter, separately transferring each data file from the first end-user device to the second end-user device by
(i) communicating, by the first end-user device, a request to the server to engage in a file transfer with the second end-user device by the first end-user device,
(ii) communicating, by the server, the file transfer request received from the first end-user device,
(iii) communicating, by the second end-user device, acceptance to the server of the request to engage in a file transfer with the first end-user device,
(iv) communicating connection information, by the server, to the first and second end-user devices for enabling network connections between the first and second end-user devices, and
(v) separately transferring each data file from the first end-user device to the second end-user device via one or more network connections between the first and second end-user devices, the file transfers being based on the connection information received from the server; and
(d) combining, at the second end-user device, the plurality of data files to reproduce the virtual check image.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises printing, by the second end-user device, the virtual check image.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises communicating, from the second end-user device to the first end-user device, confirmation that the virtual check image has been printed.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the communicated confirmation that the virtual check image has been printed is communicated from the second end-user device via a virtual network connection.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein for each data file, the one or more network connections over which the file is transferred utilize one or more virtual network interfaces at each end-user device.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method comprises spawning one or more virtual network interfaces at the first end-user device.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method comprises spawning one or more virtual network interfaces at the second end-user device.
17. A method of transferring a virtual check image between first and second end-user devices via network communications, comprising the steps of:
(a) first,
(i) communicating by the first end-user device, to a server, network contact information of the first end-user device, and
(ii) communicating by the second end-user device, to the server, network contact information of the second end-user device;
(b) separating the virtual check image into a plurality of data files;
(c) thereafter, separately transferring each data file from the first end-user device to the second end-user device by
(i) communicating, by the first end-user device, a request to the server to engage in a file transfer with the second end-user device by the first end-user device,
(ii) communicating, by the server, the file transfer request received from the first end-user device,
(iii) communicating, by the second end-user device, acceptance to the server of the request to engage in a file transfer with the first end-user device,
(iv) communicating connection information, by the server, to the first and second end-user devices for enabling network connections between the first and second end-user devices, and
(v) establishing, utilizing virtual network interfaces, one or more network connections between the first and second end-user devices;
(vi) separately transferring each data file from the first end-user device to the second end-user device over one or more of the one or more established network connections, the file transfer being based on the connection information received from the server; and
(d) combining, at the second end-user device, the plurality of data files to reproduce the virtual check image.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises printing, by the second end-user device, the virtual check image.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises communicating, from the second end-user device to the first end-user device, confirmation that the virtual check image has been printed.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the communicated confirmation that the virtual check image has been printed is communicated from the second end-user device via a virtual network connection.