Patent ID: 7124435
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An information management method comprising; invoking a client environment hosted on a client machine; registering the client environment with a discovery machine coupled to the client machine by a network; processing an event at the discovery machine using a first event handler, wherein the event is selected from the group consisting of a register event, an unregister event, a send/post event, a request event and a raise event; invoking a second event handler upon the occurrence of the raise event; registering a server machine coupled to the network with the discovery machine; registering a host environment of the client environment on the server machine with the discovery machine upon an indication that the server machine has a communication for the client environment; determining whether a client machine is on-line; and establishing a direct link between the client machine and the server machine if the client machine is on-line; and delivering the communication from the server machine to the client machine via the direct link.