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Service provider application program communicating with service provider application process

  • US 6,421,705 B1
  • Filed: 12/14/1998
  • Issued: 07/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for a service provider application program installed on a user computer system to interact with said service provider'"'"'s application process executing on a remote computer system wherein:

  • a. said service provider application program begins execution as a process, said process being a user application process, the process performing initializations;

    b. said user application process connects to a communication point accessible to said user application process, said communication point being said service provider application process, the communication point being accessible through communication primitives;

    c. said user application process communicates data to said service provider application process;

    d. said service provider application process responsive to receiving the data, interacts with the communicated data;

    e. said service provider application process communicates data to said user application process;

    f. said user application process receives said communications, said communications including initialization specifications for said user application process; and

    g. said user application process disconnects from said service provider application process, wherein said communicated data includes specifications for using a minor service accessible to said user application process, thereby permitting the application process to selectively access said minor service.

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