Application computing environment
US6446109B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/567
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing environment that offers a level of decentralization wherein application server code resident on a remote application server can be distributed to a local server. The local server becomes a local application server for a client. A request for information by a client is serviced by the local application server. If the information is available on the local application server, the local application server satisfies the request using this information. If the information is not available locally, the local application server can access the remote application server to obtain the requested information. When the information is copied to the local application server, the local application server retains a copy of the information and forwards a copy to the client. Thus, subsequent requests can be satisfied without accessing the remote application server. Where the information cannot be transferred to the local application server, the local application server can establish a proxy to the remote application server that forwards a client request to the remote application server and a response from the remote application server to the client. The client communicates with the remote a…
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