Patent ID: 6760760
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of communicating with a control system, comprising the steps of:sending a download request from a client application to a communication server over a first communication path, the request respectively identifying a file to be downloaded, a download time, a second communication path, and a destination control system; transmitting the file to be downloaded from the client application to the communication server over the first communication path; downloading the file from the communication server to the destination control system at the requested time over the identified second communication path; notifying the client application by the communication server and the first communication path that the file download is completed; sending an upload request from the client application to the communication server over the first communication path, the request respectively specifying a file to be uploaded, a second communication path, and an origination control system; uploading the specified file from the origination control system over the specified second communication path to the communication server, said specified file having an associated file application; notifying the client application by the communication server that the file upload is completed; and transferring the specified file from the communication server to the client application when initiated by the file application.