Proxy response apparatus
US7518983B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2023
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A proxy response apparatus is equipped with a module that obtains and retains request messages and response messages exchanged between a client and main and backup servers, a module for detecting a failure in the main server, a module for sending to the backup server requests retained when a failure occurs in the main server, a module for receiving responses from the backup server, a module for detecting communications status between the client and the main server at the time the failure occurred, and a module for responding in place of the main server in order to resume communicating state from the previous state.
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