Patent ID: 6094677
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A method for communicating between networked computers having a first application resident on a first computer, the method comprising:wherein the first application carries out the following steps:transmitting to a proxy application over a network, requests for information stored on a second computer;receiving information from the proxy application over the network;displaying information received from the proxy application to a user irrespective of whether the information is the response to the request for information from the second computer; andwherein the proxy application carries out the following steps:requesting the information requested by the first computer from the second computer;determining the amount of time required to retrieve the requested information from the second computer;transmitting to the first application over the network an insertion for display by the first application if the amount of time required to retrieve the requested information from the second computer is sufficient to transmit the insertion to the first computer, wherein the insertion is transmitted in response to the receipt of the request for information from the second computer;receiving the requested information from the second computer; andtransmitting to the first application over the network, the received requested information after transmission of the insertion to the first application if an insertion is transmitted to the first application.