Patent ID: 7925695
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing content generated by a securely hosted application program for the exploration and production of geologic resources on a client system in a thin client/server computer network, comprising: presenting an interface for accessing the application program, the application program hosted on an application server in the thin client/server computer network; receiving the selection of the application program; directing, to at least one designated application server, a requested command to execute the application program selected via the client system, utilizing a program module on the at least one designated application server, wherein the program module is controlled by one of a plurality of separate queues, each of the plurality of separate queues defined by group to control which of a number of applications and related processes are executed on which of a number of application servers in the thin client/server computer network; determining, utilizing the program module, a least utilized node in the thin client/server computer network for executing the application program selected via the client system; executing the selected application program on the least utilized node for accessing the content generated by the selected application program on the client system; packaging images generated by the executed application program into a remote access application server display protocol; and displaying the images generated by the executed application program via the remote access application server display protocol on the client system.