Patent ID: 6880010
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of providing updated legacy host screen information to a client application as terminal emulation between a legacy host system and the client application the client application utilizing a request-response communications model, the method comprising: establishing a first connection between the client application and a server application, wherein the server application provides updated legacy host screen information to the client application in response to requests from the client application using an HTTP request-response communications model, wherein the updated legacy host screen information is based on asynchronously generated information formatted for a character terminal of a host legacy system as part of terminal emulation provided between the client application and the host legacy system; establishing a second connection between a monitor application and the server application; receiving a notification of the availability of updated legacy host screen information via the second connection at the monitor application using the HTTP request-response communications model; requesting the updated legacy host screen information over the first connection using HTTP request-response communications model responsive to receiving the notification; receiving the requested updated legacy host screen information at the client application; and displaying the received updated host screen information utilizing the client application.