System and method for continually updating dynamic data

• US 6,823,359 B1
• Filed: 11/21/2000
• Issued: 11/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: PFS Trader Tools LLC
• Original Assignee: PFS Trader Tools LLC
• Inventors: Frohlich, Dov, Heidingsfeld, Eytan
• Primary Examiner(s): COURTENAY III, ST JOHN
• Application Number:
  US09/717,820
• Time in Patent Office: 1,463 Days
• Field of Search: 719/310-320, 719/331-332, 709/200-203
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A system and method for continually updating dynamic data on a web-page of a user on a real-time basis and without requiring refreshment of the web-page by employing a contribution, distribution and display tier.

Claims

1. A method of continually updating dynamic data on a web-page of a user on a real-time basis comprising the steps of:

(a) accepting a data request from the user and supplying the data request to step (b);

(b) accepting updates from step (a) and distributing to a client application; and

(c) sending login requests and data requests to step (b), receiving continuous updated data from step (b), and continually displaying the updated data on the web-page without requiring refreshment of the web-page, wherein the dynamic data is updated without requiring the installment of additional software on a user'"'"'s target computer.

2. A method of continually updating dynamic data on a web-page of a user on a real-time basis comprising the steps of:

(a) loading the web-page;

(b) sending a login request from the web-page to a distribution tier server;

(c) loading a DLL on the server;

(d) performing the functions on the server of;

(A) creating a ClientObj comprising;

(i) an ECB;

(ii) a client for communications with step (b); and

(iii) UID that accesses the correct ClientObj in the list of clients;

(B) creating a DSClient for the Client Obj;

(C) assigning the next available index number to the UID; and

(D) returning the UID to the Web page;

(e) sending requests comprising the UID from the web-page to the server;

(f) matching the UID request from step (e) with the corresponding Client Obj on the server;

(g) sending the data update on the web-page; and

(h) displaying the updated data on the web-page without requiring refreshment of the web-page.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein step (e) employs a mechanism selected from the group consisting of subscribe-publish mechanism and polling mechanism.