Universal client device permitting a computer to receive and display information from several special applications
First Claim
1. A computer system, comprising:
- a first computer including;
a first storage device storing a document written in hypertext markup language (HTML), said HTML document including an applet tag for invoking a Universal Client device and computer readable first instructions for generating said Universal Client device; and
a first communications device permitting said HTML document and said first instructions for generating said Universal Client device to be downloaded to a second computer; and
said second computer including;
a second storage device storing computer readable second instructions for permitting said second computer to utilize a World Wide Web browser providing a JAVA™
virtual machine;
a second communications device permitting said second computer to receive said HTML document and said first instructions for generating said Universal Client device provided by said first computer;
a processor for initializing and executing said Universal Client device on said second computer using said JAVA™
virtual machine to thereby generate predetermined graphical user interface (GUI) objects and display said GUI objects on said second computer responsive to a character string; and
a third computer, operatively connected to said first and second computers, comprising;
a third storage device storing computer readable third instructions for controlling said third computer during generation of said string;
another processor responsive to said third instructions which generates said string and transmits said string to said second computer.
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Abstract
A computer system includes first, second and third computers. Preferably, e first computer includes a first storage device storing a document written in hypertext markup language (HTML), the HTML document including an applet tag for invoking a Universal Client device and computer readable first instructions for generating the Universal Client device, and a first communications device permitting the HTML document and the first instructions for generating the Universal Client device to be downloaded to a second computer, while the second computer includes a second storage device storing computer readable second instructions for permitting the second computer to utilize a World Wide Web browser providing a JAVA™ virtual machine, a second communications device permitting the second computer to receive the HTML document and the first instructions for generating the Universal Client device provided by the first computer, and a processor for initializing and executing the Universal Client device on the second computer using the JAVA™ virtual machine to thereby generate predetermined graphical user interface (GUI) objects and display the GUI objects on the second computer. Moreover, the third computer, which is operatively connected to the first and second computers, includes a third storage device storing computer readable third instructions for controlling the third computer during generation of a character string, and another processor responsive to the third instructions which generates the string and transmits the string to the second computer.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a first computer including; a first storage device storing a document written in hypertext markup language (HTML), said HTML document including an applet tag for invoking a Universal Client device and computer readable first instructions for generating said Universal Client device; and a first communications device permitting said HTML document and said first instructions for generating said Universal Client device to be downloaded to a second computer; and said second computer including; a second storage device storing computer readable second instructions for permitting said second computer to utilize a World Wide Web browser providing a JAVA™
virtual machine;a second communications device permitting said second computer to receive said HTML document and said first instructions for generating said Universal Client device provided by said first computer; a processor for initializing and executing said Universal Client device on said second computer using said JAVA™
virtual machine to thereby generate predetermined graphical user interface (GUI) objects and display said GUI objects on said second computer responsive to a character string; anda third computer, operatively connected to said first and second computers, comprising; a third storage device storing computer readable third instructions for controlling said third computer during generation of said string; another processor responsive to said third instructions which generates said string and transmits said string to said second computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system having first, second and third computers generating a graphical user interface (GUI) on the first computer screen corresponding to a presentation generated with respect to the second computer screen irrespective of the operating system differences between the respective first, second and third computers, comprising:
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first means disposed in the third computer for providing a hypertext markup language (HTML) document including an applet tag corresponding to a Universal Client device to the first computer; second means for initializing and executing the Universal Client device using a JAVA™
virtual machine associated with the first computer;third means for parsing and interpreting a script associated with the Universal Client device to thereby cause the Universal Client device to display the GUI; fourth means for parsing and interpreting the script associated with the Universal Client device to thereby cause the Universal Client device to establish a predetermined connection between the first and the second computers; and fifth means disposed in one of the second and third computers for generating a string causing changes in the GUI displayed by the Universal Client device on the first computer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer system generating a representative graphical user interface (GUI) on a first computer screen corresponding to a presentation generated with respect to a second computer screen irrespective of the operating system differences between the respective first and second computers and a third computer, comprising:
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first means for providing a hypertext markup language (HTML) document including an applet tag corresponding to a Universal Client device and a first script defining a first GUI; second means for initializing and executing the Universal Client device responsive to said first script using a JAVA™
virtual machine;third means for parsing and interpreting said first script to thereby cause the Universal Client device to display the first GUI; fourth means for parsing and interpreting the first script to thereby cause the Universal Client device to establish a predetermined connection between the first and the third computers and to generate a second script permitting the Universal Client device to control said second computer; fifth means for parsing and interpreting said second script, for generating a first instruction to which said second computer responds; sixth means receiving said first instruction for generating a second instruction representing the presentation displayed on the second computer screen; seventh means receiving said second instruction for generating a third script; and eighth means receiving said third script for causing said Universal Client device to replace said first GUI with said representative GUI on said first computer screen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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