Host information access via distributed programmed objects

Claim 3

A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said user station communicates with said target host through said host access function.

Claim 4

A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said host access function instantiated on said user station communicates with said target host using an interface independent of said web server function involved.

Claim 5

A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said host access function is implemented as a Java applet.

Claim 6

A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said target host communicates with said user station by way of data streams.

Claim 7

A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein said host access function parses said data streams into a presentation space.

Claim 8

A method as claimed in claim 6 wherein said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields and data blocks.

Claim 9

A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said host access function is implemented as a dynamically downloadable application.

Claim 10

A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said user station communicates with said target host by way of a terminal emulation window on said user station.

Claim 11

A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein said web server also executes a local host access function and interacts with said client function to send, receive or manipulate said data streams.

Claim 14

A computer system contained within a computer network, said computer network having computers connected together using telecommunications mechanisms wherein a user station accesses a target host, said access comprising: means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; and, means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a single session between said target host and said user station.

Claim 15

A computer system contained within a computer network, said computer network having computers connected together using telecommunications mechanisms wherein a user station accesses a target host, said access comprising: means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; and, means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a single session between said target host and said user station.

Claim 16

A computer system as claimed in claim 12 wherein said user station communicates with said target host through said host access function.

Claim 17

A computer system as claimed in claim 12 or 13 wherein said host access function instantiated on said user station communicates with the host using an interface independent of said web server function involved.

Claim 18

A computer system as claimed in claim 12 or 13 wherein said function is implemented as a Java applet.

Claim 19

A computer system as claimed in claim 12 or 13 wherein said session established between said target host communicating with said user station carries data streams.

Claim 20

A computer system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising means within said host access function for parsing said data streams into a presentation space.

Claim 21

A computer system as claimed in claim 17 wherein said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields and data blocks.

Claim 22

A computer system as claimed in claim 12 or 13 wherein said function is implemented as a dynamically downloadable application.

Claim 23

A computer system as claimed in claim 12 or 13 wherein said user station communicates with said target host by way of a terminal emulation window on said user station.

Claim 24

A computer system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising means for said web server to execute a local host access function and interact with said client function to send, receive or manipulate said data streams.

Claim 25

A computer system contained within a computer network, said computer network having computers connected together using telecommunications mechanisms wherein a user station accesses a target host, said access comprising: means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a session between said target host and said user station; wherein said session established between said target host communicating with said user station carries data streams; means within said host access function for parsing said data streams into a presentation space wherein said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields and data blocks; and, means for and utilizing said input fields output fields and data blocks, by a user application, in sending and receiving formatted information for a user.

Claim 26

A computer system contained within a computer network, said computer network having computers connected together using telecommunications mechanisms wherein a user station accesses a target host, said access comprising: means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a session between said target host and said user station; wherein said session established between said target host communicating with said user station carries data streams; means within said host access function for parsing said data streams into a presentation space wherein said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields and data blocks; and, means for and utilizing said input fields output fields and data blocks, by a user application, in sending and receiving formatted information for a user.

Claim 27

A computer program product residing on a computer-readable media for a user station to access a target host, said access comprising: computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host acces function; and, computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a single session between said target host and said user station.

Claim 28

A computer program product residing on a computer-readable media for a user station to access a target host, said access comprising: computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host acces function; and, computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a single session between said target host and said user station.

Claim 29

A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 wherein said user station communicates with said target host through said host access function.

Claim 30

A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 or 24 wherein said host access function instantiated on said user station communicates with the host using an interface independent of said web server function involved.

Claim 31

A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 or 24 wherein said function is implemented as a Java applet.

Claim 32

A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 or 24 wherein said target host communicates with said user station by way of data streams.

Claim 33

A computer program product as claimed in claim 27 wherein said host access function parses said data streams into a presentation space.

Claim 34

A computer program product as claimed in claim 28 wherein said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields and data blocks.

Claim 35

A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 or 24 wherein said function is implemented as a dynamically downloadable application.

Claim 36

A computer program product as claimed in claim 23 or 24 wherein said user station communicates with said target host by way of a terminal emulation window on said user station.

Claim 37

A computer program product as claimed in claim 27 wherein said web server also executes a local host access function and interacts with said client function to send, receive or manipulate said data streams.

Claim 38

A computer program product residing on a computer-readable media for a user station to access a target host, said access comprising: computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; and, computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a session between said target host and said user station wherein said target host communicates with said user station by way of data streams, said host access function parses said data streams into a presentation space, said presentation space is parsed into input fields, ouput fields, and data blocks and said input fields, output fields and data blocks are used by a user application in sending and receiving formatted information for a user.

Claim 39

A computer program product residing on a computer-readable media for a user station to access a target host, said access comprising: computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; and, computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a session between said target host and said user station wherein said target host communicates with said user station by way of data streams, said host access function parses said data streams into a presentation space, said presentation space is parsed into input fields, ouput fields, and data blocks and said input fields, output fields and data blocks are used by a user application in sending and receiving formatted information for a user.

Claim 42

A computer system contained within a computer network, said computer network having computers connected together using telecommunications mechanisms wherein a user station accesses a target host, said access comprising: means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a session between said target host and said user station; wherein said user station communicates with said target host through said host access function and said session established between said target host communicating with said user station carries data streams; means within said host access function for parsing said data streams into a presentation space wherein said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields and data blocks; and, means for and utilizing said input fields output fields and data blocks, by a user application, In sending and receiving formatted information for a user.

Claim 43

A computer system contained within a computer network, said computer network having computers connected together using telecommunications mechanisms wherein a user station accesses a target host, said access comprising: means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a session between said target host and said user station; wherein said user station communicates with said target host through said host access function and said session established between said target host communicating with said user station carries data streams; means within said host access function for parsing said data streams into a presentation space wherein said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields and data blocks; and, means for and utilizing said input fields output fields and data blocks, by a user application, In sending and receiving formatted information for a user.

Claim 44

A computer program product residing on a computer-readable media for a user station to access a target host, said access comprising: computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; and, computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a session between said target host and said user station wherein said user station communicates with said target host through said host access function, said target host communicates with said user station by way of data streams, said host access function parses said data streams into a presentation space, said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields, and data blocks and said input fields, output fields and data blocks are used by a user application in sending and receiving formatted information for a user.

Claim 45

A computer program product residing on a computer-readable media for a user station to access a target host, said access comprising: computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a function residing on a web server; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for requesting said function to instantiate a host access function on said user station; computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station for accessing a host server by executing said instantiated host access function; and, computer readable program code means operatively associated with said user station and said host server for establishing a session between said target host and said user station wherein said user station communicates with said target host through said host access function, said target host communicates with said user station by way of data streams, said host access function parses said data streams into a presentation space, said presentation space is parsed into input fields, output fields, and data blocks and said input fields, output fields and data blocks are used by a user application in sending and receiving formatted information for a user.