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Method and system for delayed registration of protocols

  • US 6,208,952 B1
  • Filed: 10/24/1996
  • Issued: 03/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for delaying registration of a protocol for communicating between a client process and a server process on a computer system until requested by the client process, the computer system having a communications process, the method comprising:

  • registering for the communications process a protocol at a communications endpoint;

    sending to the client process an identification of the registered protocol;

    receiving from the client process via the communications endpoint an indication that the client process is to communicate with the server process and an indication that the client process supports the protocol registered for the communications process; and

    in response to receiving the indications, registering for the server process the protocol at a server endpoint.

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