Patent ID: 6421728
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a client machine having a first device capable of receiving downstream data transmitted from a server to the client machine, a second device capable of transmitting upstream data from the client machine to the server, wherein the second device has a smaller bandwidth to the first device, a first interface having a device driver for interfacing with the first device, and a second interface having (1) an input/output control interface to interface with the first interface and (2) a control and parse engine capable of receiving commands from a user regarding the first device, the control and parse engine to cause the first and second devices to establish a multi-horned connection with the server including selectively establishing upstream communication with the server via the second device when the downstream data does not contain a command and communicating with the first device to respond to the command when the downstream data contains the command.