Client-side parallel requests for network services using group name association
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to network services over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
- associating, utilizing a program running on a client machine, a group name with identifiers of the network services, wherein the program permits designation of the network service identifiers to be associated with the group name, such that the group name designates a category of information provided independently by each of the network services; and
automatically issuing parallel requests to the network services in response to entry of a command by a user at the client machine.
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Abstract
A registration applet embedded in a registration page of a browser program allows a user to associate a user-specified group name with a plurality of UTRLs, HTTP POST or GET requests or other network service identifiers, such that the group name designates a category of information provided by corresponding network services. An access applet embedded in an access page of the browser allows a user to select one of several previously-registered group names, and an access mode for processing responses to service requests. A processor running the access applet automatically issues parallel requests to the network services associated with a selected group name in response to entry of a command by the user. The user may select a parallel-any access mode, in which the processor displays only the first response to the parallel requests, a parallel-all mode, in which the processor directs the display of multiple responses in a user-specified display format, or a retry access mode, in which the processor reissues a network service request if a response to a previous request is not received within a predetermined time period.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to network services over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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associating, utilizing a program running on a client machine, a group name with identifiers of the network services, wherein the program permits designation of the network service identifiers to be associated with the group name, such that the group name designates a category of information provided independently by each of the network services; and automatically issuing parallel requests to the network services in response to entry of a command by a user at the client machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for providing access to network services over a communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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program means rung on a client machine for associating a group name with identifiers of the network services, wherein the program means permits designation of the network service identifiers to be associated with the group name, such that the group name designates a category of information provided independently by each of the network services; and means for automatically issuing parallel requests to the network services in response to entry of a command by a user at the client machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for providing access to network services over a communication network, the apparatus comprising:
a client machine including a memory for storing a group name associated with identifiers of the network services, wherein the association is created using a program which runs on the client machine and permits designation of the network service identifiers to be associated with the group name, such that the group name designates a category of information provided independently by each of the network services, and a processor coupled to the memory and operative to issue automatically parallel requests to the network services in response to entry of a command by a user at the client machine. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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