Patent ID: 6687745
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
In a network configured computer processing system having a plurality of client computers and a plurality of host computers, a method for delivering interactive links for presenting applications and information from remote sources on the network, the method comprising:retrieving, in response to a request of a client computer, over a first communication connection first information having computer program code embedded therein and executing the embedded computer program code for establishing a second communication connection to a second host computer; sending second information relating to the operating environment of the client computer, from the client computer to the second host computer; retrieving, over the second communication connection, third information including presentation information for presenting an application and fourth information, the presentation information being based on the second information; presenting, at the client computer, the application and the fourth information based upon the presentational information; and storing, on the client computer, an interactive link for selectively re-establishing the second communication connection to the second host computer for retrieving the third information and presenting the application and the fourth information.