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Accessing information content

  • US 20030037097A1
  • Filed: 07/17/2002
  • Published: 02/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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).

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