Method and apparatus for terminal server addressability via URL specification
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Abstract
A user at a client may specify a URL including certain parameters necessary to establish a corresponding terminal server connection. A corresponding http request generated by Internet Explorer® is sent to a web server, which in response generates the complete set of parameters required for a terminal server connection using ASP script. The parameters, including terminal server name, terminal server application, log-on user name, log on user-password and screen size are returned within the structure of a URL address. The URL returned corresponds to a web page having embedded ActiveX® controls used to facilitate the desired terminal server connection. Terminal server client software on the client then establishes a terminal server connection using the parameters and ActiveX® functionality.
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38 Claims
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21. A system for establishing a terminal server connection with a terminal server using a web browser executing at a client station, the system comprising:
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generating means for generating a request at the client station by specifying a URL in response to a user input, the user input corresponding to a terminal server connection, wherein the URL has a first set of parameters necessary to complete the terminal server connection;
receiving means for receiving web page data corresponding to the specified URL, wherein the web page data includes a second set of parameters necessary to complete the terminal server connection; and
connecting means for establishing the connection with the terminal server using the first and second set of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A client computer, the client computer generating requests to a server computer, the client computer comprising:
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processor means and associated memory means;
browser means for generating a request to the server for a web page in response to a user input, the web page having a corresponding URL, the URL having parameters necessary to complete a terminal server connection; and
connecting means for establishing a connection to the terminal server using the parameters. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A server computer, the server computer generating responses in response to requests from a client computer, the server computer comprising:
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processor means and associated memory means;
responding means for responding to a request for stored web page data from the client computer, the request including a URL corresponding to the web page data, the URL including terminal server connection parameters; and
generating means for generating a complete set of parameters from the terminal server connection parameters, wherein the complete set of parameters are required to establish a terminal server connection. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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