Persistent executable object system and method
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1. A method of operating a computer network comprising the steps of:
- specifying a remote database and a database command within a firewall circumventing protocol message at a client;
sending said firewall circumventing protocol message from said client to a server, said remote database accessible to said server; and
performing said database command at said server responsive to said firewall circumventing protocol message;
wherein said database command is a storage command or a retrieval command.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for making applets persistent are provided. A persistent applet operating on a client system may be saved along with its complete state to a remote server. When desired, the client system may retrieve the persistent applet with its previous state.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of operating a computer network comprising the steps of:
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specifying a remote database and a database command within a firewall circumventing protocol message at a client; sending said firewall circumventing protocol message from said client to a server, said remote database accessible to said server; and performing said database command at said server responsive to said firewall circumventing protocol message; wherein said database command is a storage command or a retrieval command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a client computer system in a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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specifying a remote database accessible to a server and a database command within a firewall circumventing protocol message; and sending said firewall circumventing protocol message from said client computer system to said server via said network in a manner which causes said server to perform said specified database command; wherein said database command is a storage command or a retrieval command.
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11. A method of operating a server computer system in a computer network, said server computer system configured to receive protocol messages, comprising the steps of:
receiving a firewall circumventing protocol message from a client via said computer network, wherein said firewall circumventing protocol message comprises information specifying a database accessible to said server computer system and a database command; and
thereafterperforming at said server, responsive to receipt of said firewall circumventing protocol message, said database command on said database; wherein said database command is a storage command or a retrieval command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for use with a client computer system connected to a computer network, said product comprising:
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code for specifying a remote database accessible to a server and a database command within a firewall circumventing protocol message; code for sending said firewall circumventing protocol message from said client computer system to said server via said network in a manner which causes said server to perform said specified database command; and a computer-readable medium for storing the codes; wherein said database command is a storage command or a retrieval command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product for operating a server computer system in a computer network, said product comprising:
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code for receiving a firewall circumventing protocol message from a client via said computer network, wherein said firewall circumventing protocol message comprises information specifying a database accessible to said server computer system and a database command; code for performing at said server, responsive to receipt of said firewall circumventing protocol message, said database command on said database; and a computer-readable medium for storing the codes; wherein said database command is a storage command or a retrieval command. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer system configured to operate as a client system in a computer network and comprising:
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a processor; a computer-readable storage medium storing software for execution by said processor, said software comprising; code for specifying a remote database accessible to a server and a database command within a firewall circumventing protocol message; and code for sending said firewall circumventing protocol message from said client computer system to said server via said network in a manner which causes said server to perform said specified database commands; wherein said database command is a storage command or a retrieval command. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A computer system configured to operate as a server system in a computer network and comprising:
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a processor; a computer-readable storage medium storing software for execution by said processor, said software comprising; code for receiving a firewall circumventing protocol message from a client via said computer network, wherein said firewall circumventing protocol message comprises information specifying a database accessible to said server computer system and a database command; and code for performing at said server, responsive to receipt of said firewall circumventing protocol message, said database command on said database; wherein said database command is a storage command or a retrieval command. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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