Patent ID: 6816883
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for providing non-character data to a client computer system at a client site coupled to an application server located at an application server site in a network using a character-oriented protocol in order to run applications, wherein the network includes a data server connected to the application server, the method comprising the steps of:initiating a non-character data request from the client site to the application server site, said request comprising at least the client's site location identification (ID); and in response to said request, performing steps required to access and provide said requested data in an encapsulated manner, logically separated from a front-end host application program at the client site for receiving the non-character data; wherein the performed steps required for accessing and providing said requested data in an encapsulated manner comprises the steps of: requesting the location of said non-character data from said data server; feeding a dedicated program component associated with said application server with said client's side location ID and the location of said non-character data; preparing a data transfer to said client system comprising said non-character data; initiating an activation of a universal program component associated with the client and dedicated to serve the non-character data to said client site; and providing said client computer system with the requested data in order to be rendered at said client site by said front-end host application program.