Patent ID: 6519624
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of transferring a data record from a first computer node (CN1) to a second computer node (CN3), whereby the data record to be transferred is transmitted to a communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1), from which the data record is then transmitted to a communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3), wherein:a communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1) identifies a type of the data record and is responsible for determining the transmission method and transmitting the data record to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3) in one of several different ways depending on the type of data record identified, whereby if a data record of a first type is identified, the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1) establishes a point-to-point broadband connection between the first computer node (CN1) and the second computer node (CN3) for the data record, and transmits the data record to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3) via this broadband connection, and if a data record of a second type is identified, the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1) transmits the data record in a connectionless manner (KN1) to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3) by means of an internet.