Client inherited functionally derived from a proxy topology where each proxy is independently configured
First Claim
1. A method for efficiently providing services to a user of a computer from a plurality of proxy servers interconnected to form a network topology having a proxy chain, the method comprising the steps of:
- configuring the topology of the network to increase the services available to the user by directly connecting the computer to a first proxy server;
passing a list of the available services from each remaining proxy server along the proxy chain to the first proxy server said list including an identified first default function list and a second separate to be authenticated function list so that the available services are selectively inherited by the first proxy server;
authenticating a specific service for a client upon user request;
providing a specialized user interface of the computer using a proxy server interface of the first proxy server; and
displaying the inherited services including separate said first and second lists to the user of the computer.
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Abstract
A system and method efficiently provides services offered by proxy servers to client computers coupled to a network. The system comprises a proxy server interface configured to expose the services within a web brower executing on a client computer. The services available to the client are dependent upon the topology of the network coupling the client to the proxy servers and the access rights of the client with respect to the services. The invention further provides an efficient method that allows clients to inherit functionality from the proxy servers as a function of the network topology and access rights.
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1. A method for efficiently providing services to a user of a computer from a plurality of proxy servers interconnected to form a network topology having a proxy chain, the method comprising the steps of:
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configuring the topology of the network to increase the services available to the user by directly connecting the computer to a first proxy server; passing a list of the available services from each remaining proxy server along the proxy chain to the first proxy server said list including an identified first default function list and a second separate to be authenticated function list so that the available services are selectively inherited by the first proxy server; authenticating a specific service for a client upon user request;
providing a specialized user interface of the computer using a proxy server interface of the first proxy server; anddisplaying the inherited services including separate said first and second lists to the user of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for efficiently providing services to a user of a computer from a plurality of proxy servers interconnected to form a network topology having a proxy chain, the apparatus comprising:
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means for configuring the topology of the network to increase the services available to the user by directly connecting the computer to a first proxy server; means for passing a list said list, including an identified first default function list and a second separate to be authorized function list of the available services from each remaining proxy server along the proxy chain to the first proxy server so that the available services are inherited by the first proxy server; and means for displaying the inherited services in the form of said first default function list and a second to be authorized function list within a specialized user interface of the computer using a proxy server interface of the first proxy server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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