System and method for providing protocol translation and filtering to access the world wide web from wireless or low-bandwidth networks

A system for communicating between a host computer with a client application in a first location and a server application in a second location through a communication path, said system comprising

• a local proxy in said first location;
• a remote proxy in said second location in communication with said local proxy through said communication path;
• means for initiating a query on said client application and sending said query to said local proxy using an application layer protocol;
• means for converting said application layer protocol of said query into a transport protocol;
• means for transmitting said query in said transport protocol over said communication path from said local proxy to said remote proxy;
• and
• means for converting said transport protocol into an application layer protocol for execution of said query on said server application.

A system for communicating with a remote server, said system comprising:

• a host computer having a client application for a user interface;
• a local proxy for communicating with said client application using an application layer protocol, said local proxy means having means for converting said application layer protocol into a transport layer protocol;
• and
• a remote proxy for communicating with said local proxy using a transport protocol, said local proxy including means for converting said transport protocol into said application layer protocol and said remote proxy including means for communicating with said remote server using said application layer protocol.