Method and apparatus for enabling application programs to communicate with network clients and servers
US6697848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/465
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for enabling an application program to communicate with a network server, includes the steps of downloading a document from a document server to the application program, downloading code from a code server associated with the document server to the application program, the code including a network protocol handler for the network server, and using the network protocol handler to communicate with the network server.
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