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Distributed computing system for executing intercommunicating applications programs

  • US 5,909,542 A
  • Filed: 11/20/1996
  • Issued: 06/01/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A distributed computing system comprising:

  • a client computer for executing a client program and a client gate program,a server computer for executing a server program and for executing a server gate program, andnetwork means for providing a communication path between the client and server computer,wherein said client program when executed calls a particular function to be executed by said server program by generating an argument for the particular function and sending a first request to said client gate program, the first request identifying said particular function,wherein said client computer stores a configuration file containing an entry corresponding to said particular function and referencing said server program and said server computer,wherein upon receiving the first request, the client gate program ascertains the server program that is to carry out the particular function and ascertains the server computer that is to execute the server program by reading said entry in the configuration file corresponding to the particular function, passes the argument from the client program to said server computer via said network means and sends a second request referencing said server program and said particular function to the server gate program via said network means,wherein the server gate program, upon receiving the second request, invokes execution of the server program referenced thereby and tells the server program to carry out said particular function, andwherein the server program, when executed, acquires the argument passed to the server computer and carries out the particular function in response to said argument.

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