Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer data routing – Least weight routing
Reexamination Certificate
1997-03-28
2001-07-17
Courtenay, III, St. John (Department: 2151)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer data routing
Least weight routing
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263377
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the data processing field, and more particularly, relates to a method and computer program product for managing distributed applications and a distributed application manager.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
The ability to install and run an application without an installation utility customized for the application was virtually unheard of until recently. Java Applets run within an appletviewer or a web browser have set a precedence for the invisible insulation of a client applet (tiny application). The browser asks the server to download an applet by name, once the executable code or the class file is downloaded, the applet is free to run within the confines of the Web Browser.
Both Java Applets and Java Applications can run on various client machines without modification to any computing platform, thus saving the costs associated with developing software for multiple platforms. The Java programming language is a simple, object-oriented, network-savvy, interpreted, robust, secure, architecture neutral, portable, high-performance, multithreaded, dynamic language. There are many distinctions between Java Applets and Java Applications. An appletviewer or web browser do not support Java Applications.
A need exists for an effective technique for managing distributed applications. It is desirable to eliminate the need to distribute and/or write an installation program for each separate distributed application.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Important objects of the present invention are to provide an improved method and computer program product for managing distributed applications and a distributed application manager; and to provide such method and computer program product that eliminates the need to distribute and/or write an installation program for each separate application. Other important objects of the present invention are to provide such improved method, computer program product and distributed application manager substantially without negative effects and that overcome many disadvantages of prior art arrangements.
In brief, a method and computer program product for managing distributed applications on a local computer system, and a distributed application manager are provided. The distributed application manager running at a local computer system keeps a list of available distributed applications as well as a list of servers from which these distributed applications can be downloaded. The distributed application manager presents a selection screen to the user, containing a list of available distributed applications; and based on a user selection from the list, the distributed application manager searches for the selected application on a path of servers and a path of directories in each server. When the distributed application manager finds the selected application, it downloads the application from the server, installs the selected application at the local computer system and invokes the application for the user.
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Monday Paul B.
Zipse Maurice Allan
Courtenay III St. John
International Business Machines - Corporation
Pennington Joan
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