Multi-homed web server with animation player and programmable functionality

• US 8,356,073 B1
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Issued: 01/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Original Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Inventors: Coley, Christopher D., Wesinger, Jr., Ralph E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Avellino, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCLEOD, MARSHALL M
• Application Number:
  US13/341,660
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/223, 709/230, 709/203
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A multi-homed web server is disclosed including a plurality of virtual hosts operable in a web server. The multi-web server is configured to serve animations to clients over the web. The multi-web server may determine whether the specified time to send a subsequent graphic in a series of graphics has passed, and if the specified time has passed, then send a next graphic the next appropriate time.

Claims

1. A multi-homed web server comprising:

a web server physical machine;

web server software operable on said web server physical machine, the web server software configured to provide a plurality of virtual hosts on said web server physical machine;

a defaults file, said defaults file being compiled and linked to said web server software;

said defaults file comprising a database for storing informational least regarding the file extension of a received request, type of information to returned responsive to said received request, and the identity of a module having predetermined functionality to process said received request; and

wherein new functionality may be added to said web server software by editing said defaults file, re-compiling the edited defaults table, and re-linking the compiled edited defaults file to said web server software; and

a processor for executing instructions operable within said multi-homed web server, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor;

receives a request from a client over said public network to view an animation comprising a series a graphics;

send a first graphic to said client;

send a next graphic in said series of graphics at a specified time;

determine whether the specified time to send a subsequent graphic in said series of graphics has passed;

if said specified time has not passed, then send a next graphic in said series of graphics at said specified time; and

if said specified time has passed, then send a next graphic in said series of graphics at a next specified time.

2. The multi-homed web server of claim 1, wherein said animation is served said series of graphics is sent to said client.

3. The multi-homed web server of claim 2, wherein the playing time said series of graphics is substantially equal regardless of the speed of said client'"'"'s public network connection.

4. The multi-homed web server of claim 1, further comprising labels in said animation file for providing navigation aids allowing a user to navigate within said animation.

5. The multi-homed web server of claim 4, wherein at least one of said navigational aids allows said user to go to a specific label in said animation.