Patent ID: 6654794
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for accessing a remote resource at a server from a client system coupled to said server by a data network, said method comprising:receiving, from a client application at an operating system of a client system, a file system access request identifying a remote resource, wherein said file system access request specifies a file system operation on said resource in an format different than a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)-compatible format utilized by said server; in response to receipt of said file system access request by said operating system, routing said file system access request to a file system driver in said client system; utilizing said file system driver, translating said file system access request into said HTTP-compatible format and constructing one or more request frames specifying said file system access request in said HTTP-compatible format, said HTTP-compatible format employing a protocol layer above a transport layer; and outputting said one or more request frames from said client system on said data network to access said resource.