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Client-server protocol support list for standard request-response protocols

  • US 6,658,476 B1
  • Filed: 11/29/1999
  • Issued: 12/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for a server for providing to a client a list of client-server protocols supported by the server, comprising:

  • receiving from the client a request according to a predetermined transport protocol and directed to a resource located at the server;

    generating a list of supported client-server protocols by the server, wherein the list is specific to the resource specified in the request and is ordered by server preference; and

    transmitting the a list of supported client-server protocols to the client according to the predetermined transport protocol.

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