Patent ID: 7275106
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for maintaining a connection between a remote application and a local application, comprising: establishing the connection between the remote and local applications, wherein the local application is executing on a first computing node and the remote application is executing on a remote computing node; establishing a connection filter along the connection between the local and remote applications; pausing the local application, wherein the pausing comprises using the connection filter to sustain the connection with the remote application during the pausing, wherein pausing the local application includes sending a close connection request from the local application and using the connection filter to stop the close connection request from being transmitted to the remote application; and restoring the local application on the first computing node, wherein the restoring includes emulating the connection for the local application to reconnect the local application, and wherein emulating the connection and sustaining the connection with the connection filter cease in response to completing the restoring.