Client intermediation of server applications

Details Client intermediation of server applications Client intermediation of server applications

1998-06-18

2000-10-24

Maung, Zarni

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

709206, 709209, 709201, 705 40, 395200, G06F 1338, G06F 1517

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active

061381489

ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method and an apparatus for providing a client-side intermediary that communicates with an application on a second server computer system. The method operates by receiving a composite message at a client computer system from a first server computer system, and examining type information from the composite message. This type information specifies how the composite message is formatted, and can be used to select an application that is capable of processing the composite message. The method uses the type information to look up a network address of the application residing on the second server computer system. This address is used to forward the composite message to the application on the second server computer system. The above embodiment can be implemented within a browser on the client computer system, or within a separate application on the client computer system. A return communication can be facilitated by receiving a return composite message at the client computer system from the second server computer system, and examining type information from the return composite message. This type information is used to look up an address of a source application on the network, and this address is used to forward the return composite message to the source application.

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