Network connection utility

• US 7,831,732 B1
• Filed: 07/29/2005
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Federal Reserve System)
• Original Assignee: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Federal Reserve System)
• Inventors: Singh, Gurpreet, Henkel, Devin, Reimann, Daniel, Zilist, Ira
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne; Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): GOLD, AVI M
• Application Number:
  US11/192,991
• Time in Patent Office: 1,929 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/237
• US Class Current: 709/237
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A system is disclosed for masking errors that may occur during a delay of a client connecting with a server on a network. A connection utility requests a connection with the server. The connection utility determines if a timeout error occurred. If the timeout error occurred, a first browser page presented by the client is displayed to indicate a connection is being made. A browser page presented by the server is displayed when the connection is made.

Claims

1. A method of masking errors that may occur during a delay of a client connecting with a server on a network, comprising:

requesting a connection with the server;

determining if an error occurred;

if the error occurred, again requesting a connection with the server while displaying a first browser page presented by the client that indicates a connection is being made, but not indicating that the error occurred, displaying a browser page presented by the server when the connection is made; and

determining if an error other than a timeout error occurred, displaying a second browser page presented by the client that indicates an error occurred if an error other than the timeout error occurred and canceling the request to make the connection, wherein the second browser page presented by the client indicates that a minimum browser level was not met.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the error comprises a timeout error.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising keeping track of a number of timeout errors that occurred.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising displaying an error message if the number of timeout errors exceeds a determined number.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising determining an amount of time that has elapsed since requesting the connection.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising displaying an error message if the number of timeout errors exceeds a determined number and a determined amount of time has elapsed.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

checking an extensible markup language data island to determine if the error occurred.

8. A system for masking errors that may occur during a delay of a client connecting with a server on a network, the system comprising:

a logic storable on a memory medium, wherein the logic includes a connection utility;

wherein the connection utility requests a connection with the server and determines if an error occurred; and

wherein, if the error occurred, the connection utility again requests a connection with the server while a browser page presented by the client is displayed that indicates a connection is being made, but not indicating that the error occurred, and displaying a browser page presented by the server when the connection is made; and

wherein the logic determines if a minimum browser level is met, and if the minimum browser level is not met, the logic sends a signal to display a second browser page presented by the client that indicates that the minimum browser level was not met and the attempt to connect with the server is ceased.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the memory medium is accessible by a processor of the client.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the error comprises a timeout error.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the logic keeps track of a number of timeout errors that occurred.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the logic sends a signal to display an error message if the number of timeout errors exceeds a determined number.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the logic determines an amount of time that has elapsed since requesting the connection.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the logic sends a signal to display an error message if the number of timeout errors exceeds a determined number and a determined amount of time has elapsed.

15. The system of claim 8 wherein the logic checks an extensible markup language data island to determine if the error occurred.