System for on-line financial services using distributed objects
AssigneeBlock Financial Corporation
InventorsWilliam P. Anderson, Jacob B. Geller
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for accessing recent financial information from various financial services providers. The system is based on a client/server architecture so that services are accessible from a variety of presentation tools. Communications between clients and servers are accomplished using "interfaces" that group operations and attributes for various services. The system uses the TCP/IP protocol suite so financial services are available at any time and from any location.
Claims11
An on-line financial information service system based on a distributed system architecture, comprising:
- at least one financial information server for processing financial information requests;
- a name for said financial information server;
- at least one data server for processing requests for data from said financial information server;
- an electronic financial information request from a client, said request including said financial information server name;
- at least one name server for processing said electronic financial information request from said client by locating said financial information server, said location determined by said financial information server name;
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- a communication link between said client and said financial information server at said location.
A method for providing financial information through a distributed system, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of financial information servers capable of servicing electronic financial information requests;
- providing a name server for determining locations of said financial information servers;
- providing a client capable of transmitting electronic financial information requests to said plurality of financial information servers;
- specifying by name a financial information server capable of servicing an electronic financial information request, said name specified by said client;
- determining within said plurality of financial information servers a location for said financial information server with said name, said location determined by said name server;
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- binding said client to said financial information server at said location.
An on-line financial information service system, comprising:
- a plurality of financial information servers capable of servicing electronic financial information requests;
- a name for each of said plurality of financial information servers;
- a client capable of transmitting an electronic financial information request, said request including a name of one of said financial information servers;
- an interface for linking said client to one of said financial information servers;
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- a name server for processing said electronic client financial information request by locating said interface, said location associated with said financial information server name.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.