Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
1997-11-21
2001-08-07
Alam, Hosain T. (Department: 2172)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S218000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06272492
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a front-end proxy server for Internet web servers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The Internet has become an increasing popular medium of communication. One popular Internet service is the World Wide Web, which allows users to access servers using a graphical interface. Web access is available using commonly available personal computer hardware and a web browser application.
A web site is made up of one or more web servers, computer-based servers that store content that may be accessed by web users. Conventional web servers require modification in order to add functional enhancements, that is, functions that are not present in a current implementation. Extensive enhancements may require replacement of web servers or extensive reconfiguration of servers within a web site. In addition, many such enhancements require that the web browser software used to access a web site be aware of the modifications that have been made. In some cases, modification of the web browser software may be necessary to ensure proper functioning with the modified web site. Such modification is difficult due to the large number of users possessing copies of web browser software. A need arises for a technique for adding functional enhancements to a web site that requires no modification or replacement of the content-storing servers and is transparent to web browser software.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a system and method for system for electronic communication, in which functional enhancements may be added that require no modification or replacement of the content-storing servers and is transparent to web browser software.
The system of the present invention includes a front-end proxy server and at least one back-end server. The front-end proxy server receives a content request from a user system, processes the content request, and transmits the processed content request to a back-end server. The front-end proxy server receives a content item corresponding to the processed content request from the back-end server and transmits the content item to the user system.
The back-end server comprises a content storage device containing a plurality of content items. The back-end server receives processed content requests from the front-end proxy server, retrieves a content item corresponding to the content request and transmits the retrieved content item to the front-end proxy server.
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Alam Hosain T.
IBM Corporation
Morgan & Finnegan L.L.P.
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