Patent ID: 6591290
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A distributed network application management system, operational in a communication network that interconnects a plurality of user application devices with a plurality of servers, for executing application processes, each of which comprise a plurality of application modules, on a distributed basis among said plurality of servers, comprising:means, responsive to a user activating an application process on a one of said user application devices where said activated application process is not resident on said one user application device, for transmitting control data to a selected one of said plurality of servers indicating a request for initiation of said activated application process by said user; means for establishing a channel communication process to interconnect said one user application with said selected one of said plurality of servers; means for transmitting at least one of said plurality of application modules of said activated application process to said one user application device for execution thereon absent recompilation of said at least one application module; and means for executing other modules of said plurality of application modules of said activated application process on at least one of said plurality of servers cooperation with said one user application device.