Methods and apparatus for efficiently transmitting interactive application data between a client and a server using markup language
US6356933B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/545
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for efficiently transferring data between a client and a server includes the steps of: providing an application program; providing an application-independent client process effecting a plurality of client states; providing an application-independent server process effecting a plurality of server states; transferring data from the server process to the client process in response to an application program; and updating at least one client state in response to the transferred data. A related apparatus is also disclosed.
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