Patent ID: 6671713
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
In the Internet network, a method for a service provider to provide a software service to users, the method comprising a multiplicity of computers, each computer having a communication device, and each computer having an operating system with interfaces for communication connectivity and synchronization, comprising:a) a user process of a user computer having access to the Internet through a physical communication provider, uses an Internet protocol to connect to a service provider process executing on a service provider computer, the service provider process includes replacing a first minor service with a second minor service, wherein the first minor service communicates state information to the user process, and the user process communicates the state information to the second minor service; b) the user process sends a communication to a service provider process; c) the user process receives a response from the service provider process; d) the user process disconnects from the communication with the service provider process; and e) the user is billed for the service.