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US 2008/0301219 A1Published application
System and/or Method for Client-Driven Server Load Distribution
AssigneeAdobe Systems Incorporated
InventorsMichael Thornburgh, Matthew Kaufman
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to communication between a client and a server in a communications network. In one particular example, a server is selected from a plurality of servers to provide a resource and or service to a client.
Claims28
A method comprising:
- transmitting an initiation message to a plurality of servers over a network substantially simultaneously;
- and
- selecting at least one of said servers to provide a resource and/or service based, at least in part, on a responsiveness of said at least one of said servers to said transmitted initiation message.
An article comprising:
- a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed by a computing platform, are adapted to cause said computing platform to:
- initiate transmission of an initiation message to a plurality of servers over a network substantially simultaneously;
- and
- select at least one of said servers to provide a resource and/or service based, at least in part, on a responsiveness of said at least one of said servers to said transmitted initiation message.
1 more element
A computing platform, said computing platform comprising:
- a communication adapter adapted to transmit information to and receive information from a network;
- and
- a processing system coupled to said communication adapter, said processing system being adapted to:
- transmit an initiation message through said communication adapter to a plurality of servers over said network substantially simultaneously;
- and
- select at least one of said servers to provide a resource and/or service based, at least in part, on a responsiveness of said at least one of said servers to said transmitted initiation message.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- means for transmitting an initiation message to a plurality of servers over a network substantially simultaneously;
- and
- means for selecting at least one of said servers to provide a resource and/or service based, at least in part, on a responsiveness of said at least one of said servers to said transmitted initiation message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.