Patent · US Expired

Methods and apparatus for packaging a program for remote execution

US6493870B1 · kind B1 · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateMar 20, 1998
Grant dateDec 10, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/44521
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A task executing at a server receives a request to package program code for remote execution on a client, and determines the software components that already reside at the client. The task uses this information to formulate a set of instructions to another task that creates the package. The created package is transmitted to the client, and program execution begins.

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