Patent ID: 6988249

Claim:
A presentation service architecture for a netcentric computing system, comprising: a client connected with a web server; a desktop manager service for allowing users to manipulate files and launch applications located on said client; a direct manipulation service for allowing users to manage at least one software application object by manipulating visual representations of said application objects located on said client; a input device service for detecting user input from at least one input device located on said client; a report and print service for enabling on-screen previewing and printing of documents that contain data that are generated on said client by said web server; a user navigation service for providing users with the ability to access or navigate between functions within or across applications that are generated on said client by said web server; a web browser service for allowing users to view and interact with applications and documents located on said client and said web server, wherein said web browser service is configured to enable applications to use fields to display data and collect user input data; a form service for enabling applications from said web server to use at least one field to display and collect data from said client outside of said web browser service; and a window system service for providing a base functionality for creating and managing a graphical user interface.