Establishment of a connection between two local devices connected to different networks

A user equipment configured to instruct establishing of a connection between a first local device and a second local device, the user equipment being configured to connect to a public network, wherein an intermediary system is configured to connect to a first local network, to a second local network and to the public network, wherein the first local device is connected to the first local network and the second local device is connected to the second local network, and wherein the first local device and the second local device are configured to connect over a communication path, the user equipment comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the use equipment to carry out operations including:
• generating a virtual view comprising a first representation of the first local device in the first local network and a second representation of the second local device in the second local network;
• receiving a selection of the first representation in the virtual view;
• obtaining connectivity information regarding the communication path between the first local device and the second local device;
• and
• enabling or disabling, in dependence of the connectivity information regarding the communication path and in response to processing the selection of the first representation in the virtual view, an ability for a user of the user equipment to provide an instruction over the public network to establish the connection over the communication path between the first local device and the second local device,
• wherein the user equipment is configured to enable or disable the ability for the user comprises granting or denying access to the second representation in the virtual view.

A method in an intermediary system for establishing a connection over a communication path between a first local device connected to a first local network and a second local device connected to a second local network, wherein the intermediary system is configured to connect to the first local network, to the second local network, and to a public network, the method comprising:

• transmitting connectivity information regarding the communication path between the first local device and the second local device over the public network to user equipment;
• receiving an instruction over the public network from the user equipment based on the connectivity information to establish the connection over the communication path;
• establishing the connection over the communication path based on the received instruction;
• obtaining updated connectivity information regarding the established connection over the communication path;
• and
• transmitting the updated connectivity information to the user equipment.

An intermediary system configured for establishing a connection over a communication path between a first local device connected to a first local network and a second local device connected to a second local network, wherein the intermediary system is configured to connect to the first local network, to the second local network, and to a public network, and wherein the intermediary device comprises:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the intermediary device to carry out operations including:
• transmitting connectivity information regarding the communication path between the first local device and the second local device over the public network to user equipment;
• receiving an instruction over the public network from the user equipment based on the connectivity information to establish the connection over the communication path;
• establishing the connection over the communication path based on the received instruction;
• obtaining updated connectivity information regarding the established connection over the communication path;
• and
• transmitting the updated connectivity information to the user equipment.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon at least one software code portion for instructing establishment of a connection between a first local device and a second local device, the user equipment being connected to a public network, wherein an intermediary system is configured to connect to a first local network, to a second local network and to the public network and wherein the first local device is connected to the first local network and the second local device is connected to the second local network, wherein the first local device and the second local device are configured to connect over a communication path, wherein the at least one software code portion comprises instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the user equipment, cause the user equipment to carry out operations including:

• generating a virtual view comprising a first representation of the first local device in the first local network and a second representation of the second local device in the second local network;
• processing a selection of the first representation in the virtual view;
• obtaining connectivity information regarding the communication path between the first local device and the second local device;
• and
• enabling or disabling, in dependence of the connectivity information regarding the communication path and in response to processing the selection of the first representation in the virtual view, an ability for a user of the user equipment to provide an instruction over the public network to establish the connection over the communication path between the first local device and the second local device,
• wherein enabling or disabling the ability for the user comprises granting or denying access to the second representation in the virtual view.