Patent ID: 6240454
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A client-server system comprising:a plurality of servers for processing client requests;at least one first server of the plurality of servers having first information and further having second information related to the first information, for processing client requests for the first information by sending to the clients the first information along with a first link to the second information that causes client requests for the second information to be directed to the at least one first server and further processing client requests directed to the at least one first server for the second information by sending to the clients the second information of the at least one first server, while a processing load on the at least one server is not excessive, and for processing the client requests for the first information by sending to the clients the first information along with a second link to the second information that causes the client requests for the second information to be redirected to the at least one second server for processing, in response to the processing load on the at least one first server becoming excessive; andthe at least one second server of the plurality of servers also having the second information, for processing the client requests redirected to the at least one second server for the second information by sending to the clients the second information of the at least one second server, automatically in response to the redirection.