Method for serving third party software applications from servers to client computers
First Claim
1. A method for serving applications over a computer network from an application server system to a target computer, the method comprising:
- the target computer signaling the server system with a request for an application;
the server system responding to the request by transferring an application descriptor to the target computer;
the application descriptor being read by a helper application executing on the target computer; and
the helper application controlling the target computer to execute the application, which resides on the server system.
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Abstract
An application serving system is disclosed that comprises a target client computer that connects to a server system and subscribing institution host Web Server, over a network. Both the client computer Web server and server system implement a network protocol layer to communicate across the network. In a preferred embodiment, network is the Internet, or other public or private network, and the network protocol layers are implemented on top of TCP/IP or UDP/IP. Other network configurations and network protocols layers, however, could be implemented in place or in addition to the Internet such as wireless CDPD, GPRS, or other networks. The target, client computer is preferably a PC.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for serving applications over a computer network from an application server system to a target computer, the method comprising:
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the target computer signaling the server system with a request for an application;
the server system responding to the request by transferring an application descriptor to the target computer;
the application descriptor being read by a helper application executing on the target computer; and
the helper application controlling the target computer to execute the application, which resides on the server system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An application serving system operating across a computer network, the system comprising:
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a target computer that requests an application;
a server system that responds to the request by transferring an application descriptor to the target computer;
a helper process executing on the target computer that reads the application descriptor and controls the target computer to execute the application, which resides on the application server system.
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- 22. A system as described in claim 21, wherein the target computer is activated to signal the server system with the request for the application by user selection of a link, which is displayed by a browser and associated with the application.
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