Application dispatcher for seamless, server application support for network terminals and non-network terminals
US6163797A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/2869
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of clients are connected to one or more servers. When a client initiates a connection with a server, the server responds to the request for connection by transmitting a message back to the client to determine whether the client is a network terminal or not. The client responds with a message that is received by an application dispatcher at the server which takes one of a pair of actions based on whether the client is a network terminal. If the client terminal is a network terminal, then the application dispatcher starts a server application in the server which responds to the client application in the client. Going forward, the server application responds to all future requests from the client application. If the client is not a network terminal, then the application dispatcher initiates a client application in the server to service the client terminal application requirements. Requests from the client application on behalf of the client terminal are subsequently serviced by a server application at the server which communicates to the client terminal via the client application at the server. In one embodiment, the application dispatcher includes a listener. The listener…
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