Patent ID: 7302479

Claim:
A client/server computer system, comprising: at least one server; and at least one client which establishes a connection across a network to and functions with said at least one server, wherein, responsive to losing an established connection with said server, said at least one client waits for a recovery notification from said at least one server without transmitting a request across said network to re-establish the connection; and wherein, responsive to resuming functioning of said at least one server following a cessation of functioning of said at least one server which causes loss of said established connection, said at least one server transmits a recovery notification across said network to said at least one client, said recovery notification being transmitted without requiring said at least one client to first send a communication to said at least one server following losing said established connection; and wherein said at least one client re-establishes said established connection with said at least one server responsive to receiving said recovery notification; further comprising a recovery location at said at least one client for receiving said recovery notification from said at least one server.