Patent ID: 6766366
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method for loading a function offered by a first computer onto a second computer, the first computer and the second computer connected via a network, comprising:inquiring at the first computer via the network as to whether the function is available in a platform-dependent code; loading a platform-independent code of the function from the first computer and terminating the method when a platform-dependent code is not available; and when the platform-dependent code is available, performing the following: carrying out a check to determine whether the platform-dependent code of the function is present on the second computer and, when the platform-dependent code of the function is present, the platform-dependent code is loaded and the method is terminated, and when the platform-dependent code is not present on the second computer, a decision is made based on an input as to whether the platform-dependent code should be loaded from the first computer, the decision comprising: when a decision is made with the input that the platform-dependent code should not be loaded, the platform-independent code is loaded and the method is terminated, and when a decision is made with the input that the platform-dependent code should be loaded, then, following a negotiation between the first computer and the second computer, the platform-dependent code of the function is loaded onto the second computer.