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Method and system for identifying a computing device in response to a request packet

  • US 7,287,090 B1
  • Filed: 06/01/2001
  • Issued: 10/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An information processing system, comprising:

  • a first computing device configured to;

    receive a request packet originating from a client, the request packet including an identifier;

    in response to the request packet, identify a computing device that is associated with the identifier;

    when the identified computing device is the first computing device, perform an operation of a first application in response to the request packet; and

    when the identified computing device is a second computing device, output a second packet addressed to a forward thread address of the second computing device for performing the operation of the first application in response to the second packet, the second packet including a reference to connection with the client and a field that is set to indicate the second packet is a forwarded packet, the reference and the field being included within a single header of the second packet.

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