Pilot internet practice system and methods
First Claim
1. A content-providing system for a flight simulator, said system comprising:
- a gateway having an interface to a digital network; and
at least one host computer system executing a server portion of said flight simulator program;
wherein said gateway is operable to receive a request for a connection to said server portion from a user executing a client portion of said flight simulator program over said digital network, and to establish a connection between said client portion and said server portion such that primary processing for said flight simulator takes place at said server portion, and such that interface updates are processed at said client portion.
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Abstract
According to various exemplary embodiments, a content-providing system for a flight simulator suitably includes a gateway having an interface to a digital network and at least one host computer system executing a server portion of the flight simulator program such that the gateway is operable to receive a request for a connection to the server portion from a user executing a client portion of the flight simulator program over the digital network, and to establish a connection between the client portion and the server portion such that primary processing for the flight simulator takes place at the server portion, and such that interface updates are processed at the client portion.
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22 Claims
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1. A content-providing system for a flight simulator, said system comprising:
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a gateway having an interface to a digital network; and
at least one host computer system executing a server portion of said flight simulator program;
wherein said gateway is operable to receive a request for a connection to said server portion from a user executing a client portion of said flight simulator program over said digital network, and to establish a connection between said client portion and said server portion such that primary processing for said flight simulator takes place at said server portion, and such that interface updates are processed at said client portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of providing access via a digital network to a program at a content-providing system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a connection from a client system via said digital network at a gateway associated with said content-providing system;
establishing a connection between said client system and said program across said digital network via said gateway;
executing said program at said content-providing system; and
providing instructions from said program to said user from said content-providing system, said instructions corresponding to an update to a user interface executing at said client system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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15. A system for providing access to a computer application over a network, said system comprising:
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an interface to said network;
a plurality of cards, each of said plurality of cards comprising a card processor configured to execute one of said plurality of computer applications; and
a host processor in communication with said interface and with each of said plurality of cards, wherein said host processor is operatively configured to provide access to one of said plurality of card processors via said network.
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