Apparatus and accompanying methods for providing, through a centralized server site, a secure, cost-effective, web-enabled, integrated virtual office environment remotely accessible through a network-connected web browser
US7111060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/142
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. The SEP translates user input originating from the browser into application-specific protocols and applies a result to a corresponding office application server.
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