Portal for distributing business and product information
First Claim
1. A method of transferring information between a master device and at least one third-party device using a replicating device, the method comprising:
- replicating to the replicating device via a first communication link at least a portion of information stored on the master device;
transporting the replicating device to a location out of communicable proximity of the master device and into communicable proximity of at least one third-party device; and
communicating at least a portion of the information between the replicating device and the third-party device via a second communication link.
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Abstract
A portal for transferring information between a master server and a third-party client using a transportable replicating server is provided. The portal may be particularly useful for and may provide a significant cost advantage and benefit when access to front and back-office servers is limited or not accessible. The master server may replicate information (e.g., applications and data) from the front and back-office servers to the replicating server. After replication, the replicating server appears to third-party clients as the front and back-office servers, containing the functionality and data to facilitate front and back-office operations.
Being transportable, the replicating server can move from a first location at which the replicating server can communicate with the master server to a second location at which the replicating server can communicate with the third-party clients. At the second location, the information on the replicating server may be communicated to the third-party devices.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of transferring information between a master device and at least one third-party device using a replicating device, the method comprising:
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replicating to the replicating device via a first communication link at least a portion of information stored on the master device;
transporting the replicating device to a location out of communicable proximity of the master device and into communicable proximity of at least one third-party device; and
communicating at least a portion of the information between the replicating device and the third-party device via a second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of transferring information between a master server located on supplier premises and at least one third-party client located on customer premises using a replicating server housed in a moving vehicle, the method comprising:
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replicating to the replicating server via a first communication link at least a portion of information stored on the master server;
transporting the replicating server to a location out of communicable proximity of the master server and into communicable proximity of at least one third-party client; and
communicating at least a portion of the information between the replicating server and the third-party client via a second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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27. In a system for transferring information between a master device and at least one third-party device using a replicating device, the replicating device comprising:
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a processor;
data storage; and
programming instructions stored on the data storage and executable by the processor to;
replicate via a first communication link at least a portion of information stored on the master device; and
communicate at least a portion of the information between the replicating device and the third-party device via a second communication link after being transported to a location out of communicable proximity of the master device and into communicable proximity of at least one third-party device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39)
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40. In a system for transferring information between a master device and at least one third-party device using a replicating device, the master device comprising:
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a processor;
data storage; and
programming instructions stored on the data storage and executable by the processor to replicate resident information to the replicating device via a first communication link when in a location in communicable proximity of the master device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. In a system for transferring information between a master device and at least one third-party device using a replicating device, the at least one third-party device comprising:
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a processor;
data storage; and
programming instructions stored on the data storage and executable by the processor to communicate information with the replicating device via a second communication link when the replicating device is in a location in communicable proximity of the at least one third-party device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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