Patent ID: 6141681
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of communicating from a server computer to a user's personal computer via the internet, comprising the steps of:responding to a user request sent over the internet that is related to a data item on the server computer by forwarding a package of data including a header and the data time to the user's personal computer, the header containing executable code for use by the user's personal computer in processing the data item;the user's personal computer, in the user request, identifying a particular hardware/software characteristic of the user's personal computer;the server computer, prior to sending the package of data to the user's personal computer, selecting the header from a plurality of predetermined headers based on the particular hardware/software characteristic of the user's personal computer, wherein the executable code contained in the header is divided into a plurality of header sections corresponding to predetermined personal computer hardware/software characteristics; andthe user's personal computer selecting only one of the header sections based on the particular hardware/software characteristic of the user's personal computer.