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Information transfer systems and method with dynamic distribution of data, control and management of information
Assignee: GOLDEN SCREENS INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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Filing: 1997-06-20
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Granted: 2001-09-18
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Expires: 2017-06-20
Abstract
Abstract An information transfer network, comprising: a plurality of client terminals which comprise a presentation system having a control and management agent system; a plurality of servers which comprise a database system and an application system, and a control and management agent system; a request broker system which permits the exchange of information between said client terminals and said servers through a communication path between said terminal and said server, and an information management system for dynamically controlling the location, access and transfer of information between said client terminals and said servers through a plurality of communication paths connecting said control and management agent system of each of said client terminals and servers to said information management system.
Inventors
- 👤 Uri Raz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/2866; H04L67/30; H04L67/303; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04L67/01; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A system for transferring executable application data over a network comprising: a plurality of client terminals connected to the network; a plurality of servers connected to the network; a management system connected to said network for monitoring and storing characteristic data, said characteristic data comprising data descriptive of physical resources associated with execution of application data at said plurality of client terminals, and said management system including a plurality of application databases for storing executable application data; and an interfacing system connected to said network for dynamically distributing said executable application data stored in said application databases between said servers and said terminals as a function of said characteristic data, wherein at least a portion of said executable application data is stored at said client terminals, and a portion of said application data resides at said servers, said portion stored at each of said client terminals being dependent on each client terminal's characteristic data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A system for transferring executable application data over a network comprising: a plurality of client terminals connected to the network; a plurality of servers connected to the network; a management system connected to said network for monitoring and storing characteristic data, said characteristic data comprising data descriptive of physical resources associated with execution of application data at said plurality of client terminals, and said management system including a plurality of application databases for storing executable application data; and an interfacing system connected to said network for dynamically distributing said executable application data stored in said application databases between said servers and said terminals as a function of said characteristic data, wherein at least a portion of said executable application data is stored at said client terminals, and a portion of said application data resides at said servers, said portion stored at each of said client terminals being dependent on each client terminal's characteristic data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 1 wherein each of said client terminals is one of a personal computer, an organization personal computer, and a stand-alone terminal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said stand-alone terminals further comprise hardware for executing one of loading smart cards, reading magnetic cards, and processing videographics.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 1 wherein each of said servers are one of an information server, a transactional server, and an external server.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 4 , wherein said transactional server is operable to perform one of a financial transaction and a personal transaction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said network is one of a LANnet, a WANnet, the Internet and an Intranet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said network is a four tier model.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said network further comprises a graphical user interface for displaying a portion of said data on said client terminals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is operable to interact with a plurality of third party applications.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said interfacing system is a request broker system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 1 , further comprising a telecommunications device connected to said network for accessing said data from said servers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said characteristic data is one of a plurality of static or dynamic parameters associated with each of said client terminals and a usage pattern associated with said terminals.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for transferring executable application data over a network comprising providing a plurality of client terminals; providing a plurality of servers; establishing a data communication between said client terminals and said servers; generating a database of characteristic data and application data associated with said client terminals and servers, said characteristic data comprising data descriptive of physical resources associated with execution of application data at said client terminals; and dynamically distributing said database of executable application data between said client terminals and said servers as a server-determined function of said characteristic data, wherein a portion of said executable application data resides at said client terminals and a portion of said executable application data resides at said servers, said portion stored at each of said client terminals being dependent on each client terminal's characteristic data.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for transferring executable application data over a network comprising providing a plurality of client terminals; providing a plurality of servers; establishing a data communication between said client terminals and said servers; generating a database of characteristic data and application data associated with said client terminals and servers, said characteristic data comprising data descriptive of physical resources associated with execution of application data at said client terminals; and dynamically distributing said database of executable application data between said client terminals and said servers as a server-determined function of said characteristic data, wherein a portion of said executable application data resides at said client terminals and a portion of said executable application data resides at said servers, said portion stored at each of said client terminals being dependent on each client terminal's characteristic data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing each of said servers as one of a transactional server, an information server, and an external server.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method claim 14 , further comprising performing one of a financial transaction and a personal transaction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing said client terminals with hardware for one of loading smart cards, reading magnetic cards, and processing videographics.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein each of said client terminals are one of a personal computer, an organizational computer, and a stand-alone terminal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing a graphical user interface to display data on said client terminals.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein the network is one of a WANnet, LANnet, Internet, and an Intranet.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein said establishing step further comprises loading an application onto one of said terminals and establishing said data communication as a function of specifications of said application.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising a telecommunications device connected to said network for accessing data from said servers.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein said characteristic data is one of a plurality of static or dynamic parameters associated with each of said client terminals and a usage pattern associated with said terminals.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein said network is a four-tier model.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 13 wherein dynamically distributing comprises distributing different application data to different client terminals depending on the physical resources associated with each of the client terminals.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
132 words
A computer-based method of processing information dynamically between a plurality of client terminals and a plurality of servers comprising: establishing a data communication path between said client terminals and said servers; generating a database of characteristic data and executable application data associated with said client terminals and servers, said characteristic data comprising data descriptive of physical resources associated with execution of application data at said client terminals, and dynamically distributing said database of executable application data between said client terminals and said servers as a function of said characteristic data, wherein a portion of said executable application data resides at said client terminals and a portion of said executable application data resides at said servers, said portion stored at each of said client terminals being dependent on each client terminal's characteristic data.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
132 words
A computer-based method of processing information dynamically between a plurality of client terminals and a plurality of servers comprising: establishing a data communication path between said client terminals and said servers; generating a database of characteristic data and executable application data associated with said client terminals and servers, said characteristic data comprising data descriptive of physical resources associated with execution of application data at said client terminals, and dynamically distributing said database of executable application data between said client terminals and said servers as a function of said characteristic data, wherein a portion of said executable application data resides at said client terminals and a portion of said executable application data resides at said servers, said portion stored at each of said client terminals being dependent on each client terminal's characteristic data.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 25 , further comprising providing each of said servers as one of a transactional server, an information server, and an external server.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 26 , further comprising performing one of a financial transaction and a personal transaction.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 25 , further comprising providing said client terminals with hardware for one of loading smart cards, reading magnetic cards, and processing videographics.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 25 , wherein each of said terminals are one of a personal computer, an organizational computer, and a stand-alone terminal.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 25 , further comprising providing a graphical user interface to display data on said client terminals.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 25 , wherein the network is one of a WANnet, LANnet, Internet, and an Intranet.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 25 , wherein said establishing step further comprises loading an application onto one of said terminals and establishing said data communication as a function of specifications of said application.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 25 , further comprising a telecommunications device connected to said network for accessing data from said servers.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 25 , wherein said characteristic data is one of a plurality of static or dynamic parameters associated with each of said client terminals and a usage pattern associated with said terminals.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 25 , wherein said network is a four-tier model.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 25 wherein dynamically distributing comprises distributing different application data to different client terminals such that a portion of said application data residing at each client terminal is different depending on the physical resources associated with each client terminal.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
132 words
A computer program residing in a computer-readable medium, comprising instructions for causing a computer system to: establish a data communication path between a plurality of client terminals and a plurality of servers; generate a database of characteristic data and executable application data associated with said client terminals and said servers, said characteristic data comprising data descriptive of physical resources associated with execution of application data at said client terminals; and dynamically distribute said executable application data between said client terminals and said servers as a function of said characteristic data, wherein a portion of said executable application data resides at the client terminal and a portion of said executable application data resides at said servers, said portion stored at each of said client terminals being dependent on each client terminal's characteristic data.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
132 words
A computer program residing in a computer-readable medium, comprising instructions for causing a computer system to: establish a data communication path between a plurality of client terminals and a plurality of servers; generate a database of characteristic data and executable application data associated with said client terminals and said servers, said characteristic data comprising data descriptive of physical resources associated with execution of application data at said client terminals; and dynamically distribute said executable application data between said client terminals and said servers as a function of said characteristic data, wherein a portion of said executable application data resides at the client terminal and a portion of said executable application data resides at said servers, said portion stored at each of said client terminals being dependent on each client terminal's characteristic data.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
27 words
The computer-readable medium of claim 37 wherein the instructions to dynamically distribute comprise instructions to distribute differently depending on the physical resources associated with each client terminal.
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