Client-side parallel requests for network services using group name association
US6012090A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A registration applet embedded in a registration page of a browser program allows a user to associate a user-specified group name with a plurality of UTRLs, HTTP POST or GET requests or other network service identifiers, such that the group name designates a category of information provided by corresponding network services. An access applet embedded in an access page of the browser allows a user to select one of several previously-registered group names, and an access mode for processing responses to service requests. A processor running the access applet automatically issues parallel requests to the network services associated with a selected group name in response to entry of a command by the user. The user may select a parallel-any access mode, in which the processor displays only the first response to the parallel requests, a parallel-all mode, in which the processor directs the display of multiple responses in a user-specified display format, or a retry access mode, in which the processor reissues a network service request if a response to a previous request is not received within a predetermined time period.
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