Patent ID: 6240442
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A process for allowing a client to connect to a server of an Internet site for executing an application program stored on a disk linked to the server, comprising the steps ofproviding a data transport interface for connecting to said server,transporting from said server a server address signal representative of a network address of said server, and a path name signal representative of a file system that includes the application program,generating a mount request, as a function of said path name signal, and transporting said mount request to said server for directing said server to provide an array of server file pointers that point to a file descriptor representative of said file system that includes the application program,generating an array of remote file pointers, as a function of said server address signal, said path name signal and said array of server file pointers,providing said array of remote file pointers to a program loader element operating on said client, anddirecting said program loader to select one of said remote file pointers and to transport from said disk to a local program memory element, a file block associated with said selected remote file pointer.