Patent ID: 7155477
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for continuous, interactive communication across an electronic network, comprising the steps of: connecting a first addressable device to the electronic network; displaying on the first addressable device a graphical representation associated with a application; providing a client application module associated with the application that is operable on the first addressable device; providing a server application module associated with the application that is operable on an application provider server coupled to the first addressable device over the electronic network; determining whether the application is one of a first type application that is executed exclusively on the application provider server, a second type application that is executed on the application provider server and utilizes a subset of programming code on the first addressable device, a third type application that is executed on the first addressable device and communicates with programming code on the application provider server, or a fourth type application that is executed exclusively on the first addressable device; implementing the application through message-based communication between the client application module and the server application module, the application type determining the content of the messages comprising the application; and using the graphical representation to permit interaction between the application and the electronic network; displaying a representation of data on the first addressable device; and automatically manipulating the data according to the application by moving the displayed representation of the data onto the graphical representation of the application; wherein the interactive communications between the client application module and the server application module is performed independently of a web browser application.