Patent ID: 6131122
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A computer program product for use with a public telecommunications Switched network switching office having access to a point of presence of a data service provider having a data access host computer and having access to a user of the data service having a user computer, for minimizing the connect time between the point of presence of the data service provider and the data service user, the computer program product having a medium at the host computer with at least a portion of the computer program code embodied therein and a medium having another portion of the computer program code embodied therein for distribution to users, the computer program code comprising:computer program code for causing the user computer to send data queries through the telecommunications switching office and the point of presence of the data service provider to the host computer of the data service provider;computer program code for causing the data service provider host computer to receive data queries from the user;computer program code for causing the user computer to signal to the data service host computer that the user has sent the last query to the data service provider;computer program code for initiating a logged-off condition upon the user computer's signal that the last query has been sent to the data Service provider;computer program code for initiating an on-hook condition upon the establishment of the logged-off condition;computer program code for causing the processing of the queries from the user;computer program code for recognizing that responses have been received from the user queries;computer program code, responsive to recognition that responses have been received from the user queries, for producing an off-hook condition at the user computercomputer program code, responsive to off-hook condition at the user computer for re-establishing a log-on condition of the user computer;computer program code, responsive to a log-on condition of the user computer for transmitting the responses to the user; andcomputer program code, responsive to transmission to the user of the last query response, for initiating a log-off condition of the user.