System and method for launching a resource in a network
First Claim
1. An access system for a client connected to a server in a computer network to a resource stored in said network, said system comprising:
- said client in said network;
said server in said network;
an instance of said resource stored in at least one of said server and said client; and
an access module operating to provide said client with access to said server, wherein at said client, a first icon associated with said resource is provided; and
if said instance of said resource is stored at said server, said resource is automatically accessed when said first icon at said client is activated.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for a client connected to a server in a computer network to access a resource, such as an application, database (either local, server, or web-based), service and/or a file, stored in the network. The system comprises: the client in the network; the server in the network; an instance of the resource stored in at least one of the server and the client; a file associated with the application stored in at least one of the server and the client; and an access module operating to provide the client with access to the server. In the system at the client, a first icon associated with a said resource is provided and if the instance of the resource is stored at the server, the application is automatically accessed when the icon at the client is activated.
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20 Claims
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1. An access system for a client connected to a server in a computer network to a resource stored in said network, said system comprising:
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said client in said network;
said server in said network;
an instance of said resource stored in at least one of said server and said client; and
an access module operating to provide said client with access to said server, wherein at said client, a first icon associated with said resource is provided; and
if said instance of said resource is stored at said server, said resource is automatically accessed when said first icon at said client is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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- 8. The access system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said dedicated area is a start application area or a system tray area.
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12. A method for presenting information to a client in a network where resources are stored in at least said client or a server in said network, said method comprising:
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asking a user at said client to select whether a resource accessible by said client are to be searched first from a location comprising said client and a server in said network; and
if a response from said asking indicates that said resource is to be associated first with said server, providing an icon associated with said resource to indicate that said resource is associated with said server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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