Patent ID: 6442611
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for executing a request from a client application, the method comprising:(a) receiving a request from a client application; (b) automatically identifying a set of data access transactions corresponding to the request, each data access transaction being associated with a respective server application; (c) transmitting the set of data access transactions to the respective server applications, wherein at least some of the set of data access transactions comprise a first optional data item, and wherein the respective server applications process the set of data access transactions even when the respective server applications do not recognize the first optional data item; (d) receiving a set of responses from the respective server applications, at least some of the set of responses comprising a second optional data item; and (e) integrating the set of responses for presentation to the client application even when the second optional data item is not recognized.