System and method for interactive web services
First Claim
1. A method for automatically performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network, the method comprising:
- communicating with the remotely located computer to form a connection with the server computer;
delivering maintenance software to the remotely located computer across the connection, the maintenance software being encapsulated within a markup language communication unit deliverable across the connection, the maintenance software performs the one or more maintenance tasks on the remotely located computer; and
automatically executing the maintenance software via a network browser for performing the one or more maintenance tasks on the remotely located computer via the network browser.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing one or more tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network. Communication is established with the remotely located computer to form a connection with the server computer. Software is then delivered to the remotely located computer across the connection. Such software is encapsulated within a markup language communication unit deliverable across the connection. Moreover, the software is adapted for performing the one or more tasks on the remotely located computer. Still yet, the software is executed via a network browser for performing the one or more tasks on the remotely located computer via the network browser.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for automatically performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network, the method comprising:
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communicating with the remotely located computer to form a connection with the server computer;
delivering maintenance software to the remotely located computer across the connection, the maintenance software being encapsulated within a markup language communication unit deliverable across the connection, the maintenance software performs the one or more maintenance tasks on the remotely located computer; and
automatically executing the maintenance software via a network browser for performing the one or more maintenance tasks on the remotely located computer via the network browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for automatically performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network, comprising:
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computer code for communicating with the remotely located computer to form a connection with the server computer;
computer code for delivering maintenance software to the remotely located computer across the connection, the maintenance software being encapsulated within a markup language communication unit deliverable across the connection, the maintenance software performs the one or more maintenance tasks on the remotely located computer; and
computer code for automatically executing the maintenance software via a network browser for performing the one or more maintenance tasks on the remotely located computer via the network browser.
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14. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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directing a server computer to encapsulate a self-executing maintenance software program into a markup language communication unit deliverable across the Internet;
directing the server computer to receive a user command over the Internet, the user command being received from a user via a web browser installed on a remote user computer;
transmitting the encapsulated self-executing software executing maintenance program to the user remote computer responsive to the user command, whereby the software executing maintenance program is executed responsive to commands entered from the user into the web browser.
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