Method for characterizing and directing real-time Website usage
First Claim
1. A system for maintaining a communication connection between a client computer and a server application, running on a server computer, connected to said client computer over a network, said system comprising:
- a client application running on said client computer, wherein said client application subscribes to said server application and periodically sends a status signal to said server application, and wherein said status signal informs said server application that said client computer is maintaining a connection with said server computer.
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Abstract
A system maintains a communication connection between a client computer and a server computer connected over a network. The system that has a server application runs on the server computer and a client application runs on the client computer. Also, the client application will periodically send a status signal to the server application. The status signal informs the server computer that the client computer has maintained a connection with the server computer. Further, the server application will maintain statistics on client computers connections based on status signals received from the client application.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for maintaining a communication connection between a client computer and a server application, running on a server computer, connected to said client computer over a network, said system comprising:
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a client application running on said client computer, wherein said client application subscribes to said server application and periodically sends a status signal to said server application, and wherein said status signal informs said server application that said client computer is maintaining a connection with said server computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for maintaining a communication connection between a client application, running on a client computer, and a server computer connected to said client computer over a network, said system comprising:
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a server application running on said server computer, wherein said client application subscribes to said server application and periodically sends a status signal to said server application, wherein said status signal informs said server application that said client computer is maintaining a connection with said server computer, and wherein said server application maintains statistics on client computer connections based on status signals received from said client application. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for maintaining a communication connection between a client computer and a server application, running on a server computer connected, to said client computer over a network, said method comprising:
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sending, by said server application, a client application to said client computer when said client computer establishes communication with said server computer;
subscribing, by said client application, to said server application; and
periodically sending, by said client application, a status signal to said server application, wherein said status signal informs said server application that said client computer is maintaining a connection with said server computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for maintaining a communication connection between a client application, running on a client computer, and a server computer connected to said client computer over a network, said method comprising:
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sending, by a server application running on said server computer, said client application to said client computer when said client computer establishes communication with said server computer;
subscribing, by said client application, to said server application; and
periodically sending, by said client application, a status signal to said server application, wherein said status signal informs said server application that said client computer is maintaining a connection with said server computer, and wherein said server application maintains statistics on client computer connections based on status signals received from said client application. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A program storage device readable by machine tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for maintaining a communication connection between a client computer and a server application, running on a server computer, connected to said client computer over a network, said method comprising:
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sending, by said server application, a client application to said client computer when said client computer establishes communication with said server computer;
subscribing, by said client application, to said server computer; and
periodically sending, by said client application, a status signal to said server application, wherein said status signal informs said server application that said client computer is maintaining a connection with said server computer. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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