Accessing information content
First Claim
1. A method of retrieving information content in a computer network, the method comprising the steps of specifying (302) a search criterion on a user computer (101) of the computer network;
- transmitting a first mobile agent (11a) including computer-executable program code means (201, 207) and the search criterion (203, 209) to at least a first host computer (102, 103, 104, 105, 106) of the computer network;
generating (504) a search result by means of the received first mobile agent indicative of whether the information content corresponding to the specified search criterion is available on the first host computer; and
if the information content is available on the first host computer, initiating downloading (505) the information content from the first host computer to a predetermined target computer (101).
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of retrieving information content in a computer network. The method comprises the steps of specifying a search criterion on a user computer (101) of the computer network; transmitting a first mobile agent (111a) including computer-executable program code means and the search criterion to at least a first host computer (102, 103, 104, 105, 106) of the computer network; generating a search result by means of the received first mobile agent indicative of whether the information content corresponding to the specified search criterion is available on the first host computer and, if the information content is available on the first host computer, initiating downloading the information content from the first host computer to a predetermined target computer.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of retrieving information content in a computer network, the method comprising the steps of
specifying (302) a search criterion on a user computer (101) of the computer network; -
transmitting a first mobile agent (11a) including computer-executable program code means (201, 207) and the search criterion (203, 209) to at least a first host computer (102, 103, 104, 105, 106) of the computer network;
generating (504) a search result by means of the received first mobile agent indicative of whether the information content corresponding to the specified search criterion is available on the first host computer; and
if the information content is available on the first host computer, initiating downloading (505) the information content from the first host computer to a predetermined target computer (101). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of accessing information content on a computer network from a user computer, the method comprising the steps of
specifying a search criterion on the user computer; - and
transmitting a first mobile agent including computer-executable program code means and the search criterion to at least a first host computer of the computer network, the computer-executable program code means being conFigured to perform the following steps on the first host computer;
generating a search result indicative of whether the information content corresponding to the specified search criterion is available on the first host computer; and
if the information content is available on the first host computer, initiating downloading the information content from the first host computer to a predetermined target computer.
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12. A computer system including a plurality of computers (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106) connected by a communications network (110), the system comprising
input means (113) for specifying a search criterion on a first one (101) of the plurality of computers; -
mobile agent means (111a, 111b) for searching information content corresponding to the specified search criterion on at least a second one of the plurality of computers; and
means (112) for initiating downloading information content from the second computer to a predetermined target computer, if the information content corresponding to the specified search criterion is found on the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A mobile agent for accessing predetermined information content on a computer network, the mobile agent comprising computer-executable program code means and a search criterion specifying the predetermined information content, the computer-executable program code means being conFigured to perform the following steps on at least a first host computer of the computer network:
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generating a search result indicative of whether the information content corresponding to the specified search criterion is available on the first host computer; and
if the information content is available on the first host computer, initiating downloading the information content from the first host computer to a predetermined target computer. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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