System for accessing/delivering on-line/information services via individualized environments using streamlined application sharing host and client services
First Claim
1. An on-line/information service system comprising:
- (a) at least one on-line/information server providing a plurality of individualized on-line/information service delivery environments for serving up to a corresponding plurality of remote computer callers, one service delivery environment per computer caller, each of the plurality of individualized on-line/information service delivery environments having a plurality of selectively executable on-line/information service applications and application sharing host services for sharing executing ones of the on-line/information service applications with corresponding remote computers;
wherein the remote computers are equipped with complimentary application sharing client services;
wherein each of the plurality of individualized on-line/information service delivery environments are created by replicating an operating system and the application to accommodate said plurality of remote computer callers;
wherein said replicated operating system and application are executed on said at least one on-line/information server location; and
(b) a caller management server for managing multiple concurrent calls from the remote computer callers, assigning and connecting the calls to corresponding ones of the individualized on-line/information service delivery environments for provision of on-line/information services by selected ones of the on-line/information service applications.
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Abstract
An on-line/information service system is constituted with a caller management server and a number of on-line/information servers. The caller management server is equipped with multiple ports and complementary hardware/software, including a call management application, for managing multiple concurrent calls, which includes optionally validating the calls depending on whether services are provided on a callee service provider or caller basis, assigning and connecting the calls to corresponding on-line/information service delivery environments on the on-line/information servers. The on-line/information servers are equipped with adequate hardware/software, including an on-line/information service manager application and a number of on-line/information service applications, to support multiple on-line/information service delivery environments. Each on-line/information service delivery environment is equipped with streamlined application sharing host services, thereby allowing end-user PC equipped with streamlined application sharing client services to access on-line/information services provided by the on-line/information service applications.
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12 Claims
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1. An on-line/information service system comprising:
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(a) at least one on-line/information server providing a plurality of individualized on-line/information service delivery environments for serving up to a corresponding plurality of remote computer callers, one service delivery environment per computer caller, each of the plurality of individualized on-line/information service delivery environments having a plurality of selectively executable on-line/information service applications and application sharing host services for sharing executing ones of the on-line/information service applications with corresponding remote computers; wherein the remote computers are equipped with complimentary application sharing client services; wherein each of the plurality of individualized on-line/information service delivery environments are created by replicating an operating system and the application to accommodate said plurality of remote computer callers; wherein said replicated operating system and application are executed on said at least one on-line/information server location; and (b) a caller management server for managing multiple concurrent calls from the remote computer callers, assigning and connecting the calls to corresponding ones of the individualized on-line/information service delivery environments for provision of on-line/information services by selected ones of the on-line/information service applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In an on-line/information service system, a method for delivering on-line/information services to a plurality of remote computer callers, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) assigning and connecting each of the remote computer callers to an individualized on-line/information service delivery environment, wherein each individualized on-line/information service delivery environment includes its own copy of operating system and applications executing on the on-line/information service system; (b) providing an application profile for each of the remote computer callers to the corresponding assigned/connected on-line/information service delivery environments; (c) application sharing service selection menus with each of the remote computers by the corresponding individualized on-line/information service delivery environments, responsive to the application profile provided, each of the on-line/information service delivery environments and the remote computers being equipped with complimentary application sharing host and client services respectively, wherein the applications are executed in the individualized on-line/information service delivery environments only; (d) receiving input from the computer callers interacting with the corresponding service selection menus to select on-line/information services; and (e) application sharing on-line/information service applications with each of the remote computers by the corresponding individualized on-line/information service delivery environments, in response to the remote computer callers'"'"' interaction with the corresponding service selection menus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An on-line/information server comprising a plurality of parallel processors including N application support processors for providing N individualized on-line/information service delivery environments for servicing N remote computer callers, each of the N individualized on-line/information service delivery environments having a plurality of selectively executable on-line/information service applications, and application sharing host services for remotely sharing executing ones of the plurality of on-line/information service applications with corresponding remote computer callers equipped with complementary application sharing client services wherein the remote computers are equipped with complimentary application sharing client services;
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wherein each of the plurality of individualized on-line/information service delivery environments are created by replicating the operating system and application to accommodate said plurality of remote computer callers; and wherein said replicated operating system and application are executed on said server location.
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