Patent ID: 6912583

Claim:
A method of controlling an information flow in a digital network, which comprises a plurality of server units, which for information exchange are visitable by at least one user computer that is connected to the digital network and has a program that controls contact with the server units of the network, and a memory, in which information fetched from the server units is stored to be shown on a display connected to the user computer, the method comprising: providing a control server, to which some of the server units are linked via digital the network by storing a first instruction in them, wherein the first instruction contains conditions for contacting the control server; a first server unit that is visited by the user computer and linked to the control server sending a second instruction to the user computer when the conditions for contacting are satisfied, wherein the second instruction contains information intended for the control server; in response to said second instruction, the user computer contacting the control server for sending the information to the control server; the control server sending a third instruction to the user computer, wherein the third instruction contains conditions for renewed contacting of the control server; in response to the third instruction, the user computer sending a request to the control server to control the information flow when said conditions for renewed contacting of the control server are satisfied; the control server sending a fourth instruction to the user computer in response to the request to control the information flow when predetermined conditions are satisfied; in response to the fourth instruction, the user computer contacting a second server unit for information exchange, wherein the second server unit is selected by the control server according to fixed rules; and the user computer fetching information from the second server unit and storing the information in the memory.