Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Remote data accessing
Reexamination Certificate
1997-06-20
2001-09-18
Maung, Zarni (Department: 2756)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Remote data accessing
C709S218000, C709S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06292827
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The transfer of information using the Internet is not centrally managed. The Internet is an amalgam of many networks and many host computers. Using the Internet, information is stored on host servers and is requested by reference to a static address location of that host server. The Internet does not redistribute data according to user requests. Furthermore, the Internet is organized into a hierarchy of two tiers, a client tier and a server tier. Thus, the Internet does not employ efficient management of the location of information. Furthermore, the Internet does not enjoy the advantages of a four tier system and its system resources are not managed.
The Internet is not a consistent behaving network. The traffic and load on parts of its infrastructure can largely vary, forcing the response time to be inconsistent, unstable and unexpected, so the traditional Internet tools (servers, clients) can not be used “as is”, if a professional level of interactivity is required.
Traditional Local Area Networks (“LANs”) or Wide Area Networks (“WANs”) that employ dedicated infrastructure gained stability and dependability based on the assumption that the users, the amount of users and the content that ran over the network were expected. In our case that assumption can not be made, thus eliminating the use of traditional LANs or WANs.
In view of the aforementioned short-comings of known data networks including the Internet, it is an object of the present invention to provide a secure, reliable network for information transfer with enhanced performance due to dynamic distribution of information.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An information transfer network, comprising: a plurality of client terminals which comprise a presentation system having a control and management agent system; a plurality of servers which comprise a database system, an application system, and a hierarchical control and management system; a request broker system which permits the exchange of information between said client terminals and said servers; and an information management system for dynamically controlling the location, access and transfer of information between said client terminals and said servers through a plurality of communication paths utilizing said control and management agent system of each of said client terminals and servers with said information management system.
In general, in one aspect, the invention features an information transfer network system that includes client terminals, servers, a request broker system and an information management system. The client terminals include a presentation system and a control and management agent system. The servers include a database system, an application system, and a control and management agent system. The request broker system permits an exchange of information between the client terminals and the servers through communications paths between each of the terminals and the servers. The information management system dynamically controls the location, access and transfer of information between client terminals and the servers through the communication paths connecting the control and management agent system of each of the client terminals and the servers to the information management system.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features a system for transferring data over a network. The system includes client terminals, server, an operations management system, and an interfacing system that are each connected to the network. The operations system monitors and stores characteristic data about the client terminals and servers. The interfacing system dynamically distributes data between the servers and the terminals as a function of the characteristic data such that a portion of the data is stored at the client terminals.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features a method for transferring data over a network. The method includes establishing a data communication between client terminals and servers, generating a database of characteristic data associated with the client terminals and servers, and dynamically distributing data between the client terminals and servers as a function of the characteristic data stored in the database such that a portion of the distributed data resides at the client terminals and another portion resides at the servers.
In general, in another aspect, the invention features computer readable media comprising instructions for causing a computer system to implement methods of the invention.
Implementations may include one or more of the following features. The presentation system may include a browser, and an external device (such as a scanner, audio device, video device, fingerprint device, credit or debit or smart card device). The server may include a smart decompression engine. The information management system can include mathematical modeling system, an optimization systems, and a configuration database system.
Implementations also may include one or more of the following features. The network may include LANnets, a WANnets, the Internet and/or an Intranet. Client terminals can include personal computers, stand-alone terminals, and organizational computers. The stand-alone terminal may include hardware for loading smart cards, reading magnetic cards, and processing videographics. The servers can include information servers, transactional servers and/or an external server. A transactional server may perform financial and/or personal transactions. The network can include a graphical user interface for displaying a portion of the characteristic data on client terminals. The system may be operable with a plurality of third party applications. The interfacing system may be a request broker system.
The system can include a telecommunications device connected to the network for accessing data from the servers. The system can include an optimization system for distributing data between clients and servers. The characteristic data may include static or dynamic parameters associated with the terminals and a usage pattern associated with the terminals.
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Cardone Jason D.
Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells LLP
Maung Zarni
Shore Technologies (1999) Inc.
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