Patent ID: 7565413

Claim:
A method for routing a data request by a network server device, comprising the steps of: receiving a Web protocol data request at the network server device; providing a file protocol redirection to a requesting client in response to said Web protocol data request; and transferring, to the requesting client, data requested in said Web protocol data request using a file access protocol specified in said file protocol redirection; wherein said providing step further comprises converting the Web protocol data request to a file access path indicating that the requesting client use the file access protocol to request the data, and transmitting the file access path to the requesting client using the Web protocol; and wherein said transferring step further comprises the steps of: receiving, from said requesting client, a second data request in response to said file protocol redirection, said second data request requesting data transfer in the file access protocol specified in said file protocol redirection, and transferring data, requested by the requesting client, to said requesting client in response to said second data request using the file access protocol.