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System and method for transparently registering and updating information over the internet

  • US 6,023,698 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1996
  • Issued: 02/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for interfacing an application program in a computer with a selected one of a plurality of ISPs on the Internet, comprising:

  • a memory in the computer storing a client application in the OSI Application Layer, said application providing a generic ISP accessing method as a native token format;

    a plurality of ISP-specific dynamic link libraries of code in said memory, each storing details for accessing a respective one of a plurality of ISPs on the Internet; and

    an interface program in said memory in the OSI Session Layer transforming a token from said application in said native format into a URL-encoded object request token by taking details of a selected ISP from one of said plurality of ISP-specific dynamic link libraries, and passing said URL-encoded object request token to an output program in the OSI Transport Layer.

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