公开(公告)号：US5758072A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-26

申请号：US740043

申请日：1996-10-23

申请人： Robert Filepp ,  Michael L. Gordon ,  Alexander W. Bidwell ,  Francis C. Young ,  Allan M. Wolf ,  Sam Meo ,  Duane Tiemann ,  Lawrence Abrahams ,  Michael J. Silfen ,  Aldo R. Dalsass ,  Florence M. Lee ,  Kenneth H. Appleman

发明人： Robert Filepp ,  Michael L. Gordon ,  Alexander W. Bidwell ,  Francis C. Young ,  Allan M. Wolf ,  Sam Meo ,  Duane Tiemann ,  Lawrence Abrahams ,  Michael J. Silfen ,  Aldo R. Dalsass ,  Florence M. Lee ,  Kenneth H. Appleman

IPC分类号： A61K6/083 ,  A61K6/087 ,  A61K6/09 ,  A61K6/10 ,  C08L67/02 ,  C08L67/04 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F13/38

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  C08L67/025 ,  C08L67/04 ,  G06F8/60 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/00 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/30 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04L69/329 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： A distributed processing, interactive computer network and method of operation is described. The network is designed to provide very large numbers of simultaneoususers access to large numbers of applications which feature interactive text/graphic sessions. The network includes one or more host computers having application data stores; a plurality of concentrator computers, also including application data stores, the concentrator computers being connected in groups of one of more to each of the host computers; and a plurality of reception system computers connected in groups of one or more to each of the concentrator computers, the reception system computers being arranged so that respective users can request interactive applications at the reception system computers. In accordance with the design, the reception system computers also include application data stores. The method for operating the network includes steps for generating the interactive text/graphic sessions from objects that include data and/or program instructions. Additionally, the method features steps for distributing objects among the data stores of the network computers, and, thereafter, permitting the reception system computer at which an application is requested to selectively collect object required for the application from the network and the respective reception system so that the requested application may be presented at the reception system based on the objects collected. This operation decreases processing demand on the higher-level network elements, permitting them to function primarily as data supply and maintenance resources, thereby reducing network complexity, cost and response time.

摘要翻译： 描述了分布式处理，交互式计算机网络和操作方法。 该网络旨在提供大量的并发用户访问大量具有交互式文本/图形会话的应用程序。 网络包括具有应用数据存储的一个或多个主机; 还包括应用数据存储器的多个集中器计算机，所述集中器计算机以每个所述主计算机中的一个以上的组的形式连接; 以及多个接收系统计算机，其以一个或多个分组的方式连接到每个集中器计算机，所述接收系统计算机被布置成使得各个用户可以在接收系统计算机上请求交互应用。 根据设计，接收系统计算机还包括应用数据存储。 用于操作网络的方法包括用于从包括数据和/或程序指令的对象生成交互式文本/图形会话的步骤。 此外，该方法具有用于在网络计算机的数据存储之间分配对象的步骤，此后允许请求应用的接收系统计算机从网络和各个接收系统选择性地收集应用所需的对象 所请求的应用可以基于收集的对象在接收系统处被呈现。 这种操作降低了上级网元的处理需求，允许它们主要作为数据供应和维护资源，从而降低网络复杂性，成本和响应时间。