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Server for starting client application on client if client is network terminal and initiating client application on server if client is non network terminal

  • US 5,828,840 A
  • Filed: 08/06/1996
  • Issued: 10/27/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed computer system including a client terminal and a server which communicate via a network, comprising:

  • (a) the client terminal initiating connection to the server utilizing the network;

    (b) the server responding to the initial connection by transmitting an enquiry message to the client terminal;

    (c) the client terminal responding to the enquiry message with a message comprising identification information indicative of the client terminal being a network terminal or a non-network terminal and identifying a client application the client terminal requires;

    (d) the server receiving and analyzing the identification information to determine if the client terminal is a network terminal or a non-network terminal; and

    (d1) if the client terminal is a network terminal, then the client loader on the server starts the client application, if necessary, on the client terminal utilizing the network and starts a server application to service future requests from the client terminal; and

    (d2) if the client terminal is a non-network terminal, then the server initiates the client application and server application on the server for processing the client application at the server for the client terminal.

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