HTTP session control

Claim 2

An Internet server connected to provide access for clients on the Web, comprising: a memory for storing Web page information; and a page compiler for receiving a Web page request from a requesting client, creating a Web page in response to the request using certain of the Web page information; attaching a page script function to the Web page, and transmitting the Web page with the page script function over the Internet to the requesting client, wherein: the script function creates at least one message to be sent to the network server from the requesting client; and the server responds to other clients thereafter requesting the Web page information by modifying access to at least some of the Web page information for as long as the at least one message created by the script function at the requesting client is received by the server.

Claim 3

The Internet Server according to claim 1 , wherein the script function creates the at least one message only as long as the requesting client is using the requested Web page.

Claim 4

The Internet Server according to claim 1 , wherein the script function creates the at least one message only as long as the requesting client is continuously using the requested Web page.

Claim 5

The Internet Server according to claim 1 , wherein the page compiler further includes a script process for generating a reply message sent from the server to the requesting client, and wherein the at least one message created by the page script function at the requesting client includes requests for the server to run the script process and thereby generate and send the reply message each time the server receives the at least one message.

Claim 6

The Internet Server according to claim 4 , wherein the reply message is an empty message.

Claim 7

The Internet Server according to claim 1 , further including an access log for recording all received messages created by the page script function at the requesting client.

Claim 8

The Internet Server according to claim 6 , wherein the access log maintains a record of when all said message created by the page script function are received, and the server further includes a processor to analyze the access log to determine based on the record whether a requesting client is continuing to use a requested Web page.

Claim 9

The Internet Server according to claim 1 , wherein the memory includes a database.

Claim 10

The Internet Server according to claim 8 , wherein the Web page information includes data points that can be retrieved and altered in the database by the requesting client.

Claim 11

The Internet Server according to claim 9 , wherein the database includes date and time fields for said data points, each said date and time field including information identifying which requesting client last accessed a corresponding data point and when said last access occurred.

Claim 12

The Internet Server according to claim 9 , wherein the database includes date and time fields for said data points, each date and time field including information identifying at least one requesting client that accessed a corresponding data point most recently and when said last accesses by said at least one requesting client occurred.

Claim 13

The Internet Server according to claim 1 , wherein the script function creates more than one message and does so at a pre-assigned beat.

Claim 14

The Internet Server according to claim 12 , wherein the pre-assigned beat is linear.

Claim 15

The Internet Server according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-assigned beat exhibits an irregular repetition.

Claim 16

The method according to claim 1 , wherein the page script function creates the at least one message at at least one corresponding specified time.

Claim 19

The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of retrieving includes the step of accessing a database for at least some of the Web page information.

Claim 20

The method according to claim 16 further including the steps of: sending more than one message and doing so according to a pre-assigned beat frequency; and locking other requesting clients out of the requested page until the page script function no longer sends the additional Web page requests at the pre-assigned beat frequency.

Claim 21

The method according to claim 16 , wherein the page script function creates the at least one message at at least one corresponding specified time.

Claim 22

A network server connected to provide access for clients on a network, the clients accessing the network server in accordance with a session protocol defining a session as one session request and one session response, the network server comprising; a memory for storing page information; and a page compiler for receiving a page request from a requesting client, creating a page in response to the request using certain of the stored page information; attaching a page script function to the created page, and transmitting the created page with the page script function over the network to the requesting client, wherein: the script function creates at least one message to be sent to the network server from the requesting client; and the server responds to other clients requesting the stored page information by modifying access to at least some of the stored page information for as long as the at least one message created by the page script function at the requesting client is received by the server.

Claim 23

A network server connected to provide access for clients on a network, the clients accessing the network server in accordance with a session protocol defining a session as one session request and one session response, the network server comprising; a memory for storing page information; and a page compiler for receiving a page request from a requesting client, creating a page in response to the request using certain of the stored page information; attaching a page script function to the created page, and transmitting the created page with the page script function over the network to the requesting client, wherein: the script function creates at least one message to be sent to the network server from the requesting client; and the server responds to other clients requesting the stored page information by modifying access to at least some of the stored page information for as long as the at least one message created by the page script function at the requesting client is received by the server.

Claim 24

The network according to claim 20 , wherein the script function creates the at least one message only as long as the requesting client is using the created page.

Claim 25

The network server according to claim 20 , wherein the script function creates the at least one message only as long as the requesting client is continuously using the created page.

Claim 26

The network server according to claim 20 , wherein the page compiler further includes a script process for generating a reply message sent from the network server to the requesting client, and wherein the at least one message created by the page script function includes requests for the network server to run the script process and thereby generate and send the reply message each time the network server receives the at least one message created by the page script function.

Claim 27

The network server according to claim 23 , wherein the reply message is an empty message.

Claim 28

The network server according to claim 20 , further including an access log for recording all messages created by the page script function.

Claim 29

The network server according to claim 25 , wherein the access log maintains a record of when all messages are received, and the network server further includes a processor to analyze the access log to determine based on the record whether a requesting client is continuing to use a requested page.

Claim 30

The network server according to claim 16 , wherein the page information includes page files.

Claim 31

The network server according to claim 20 , wherein the memory includes a database.

Claim 32

The network server according to claim 16 , wherein the page information includes data points that can be retrieved and altered in the database by the requesting client.

Claim 33

The network server according to claim 29 , wherein the database includes date and time fields for said data points, each said date and time field including information identifying which requesting client last accessed a corresponding data point and when said last access occurred.

Claim 34

The network server according to claim 29 , wherein the database includes date and time fields for said data points, each date and time field including information identifying at least one requesting client that accessed a corresponding data point most recently and when said last accesses by said at least one requesting client occurred.

Claim 35

The network server according to claim 20 , wherein the script function creates more than one message and does so at a pre-assigned beat.

Claim 36

The network server according to claim 32 , wherein the pre-assigned beat is linear.

Claim 37

The network server according to claim 20 , wherein the pre-assigned beat exhibits an irregular repetition.

Claim 38

The method according to claim 20 , wherein the page script function creates the at least one message at at least one corresponding specified time.

Claim 41

The method according to claim 36 , wherein the step of retrieving includes the step of accessing a database for at least some of the page information.

Claim 42

The method according to claim 36 further including the steps of: sending more than one message and doing so according to a pre-assigned beat; and locking other requesting clients out of the requested page until the page script function no longer sends the additional page requests at the pre-assigned beat.

Claim 43

The method according to claim 36 , wherein the page script function creates the at least one message at at least one corresponding specified time.