Client/server communication system

A method of increasing the performance of a web browser application resident on a first computer and communicating using the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with a web server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer where at least one segment of the communication between the web browser application in the first computer and the web server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, the method comprising the following steps:

• intercepting the HTTP data stream corresponding to a communication originated by the web browser prior to transmission of the HTTP data stream on the external communication link;
• converting the HTTP data stream originated by the web browser from the HTTP protocol to a client/server specific communication protocol;
• and
• transmitting the converted web browser originated communication to the web server over the external communication link as a client/server specific data stream.

An apparatus for increasing the performance of a web browser application resident on a first computer and communicating using the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with a web server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer where at least one segment of the communication between the web browser application in the first computer and the web server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, the apparatus comprising:

• means for intercepting the HTTP data stream corresponding to a communication originated by the web browser prior to transmission of the HTTP data stream on the external communication link;
• means for converting the HTTP data stream originated by the web browser from the HTTP protocol to a client/server specific communication protocol;
• means for transmitting the converted web browser originated communication to the second computer over the external communication link as a client/server specific data stream;
• means for receiving the client/server specific data stream transmitted over the external communication link;
• means for reconstructing the HTTP data stream corresponding to the communication from the web browser from the client/server specific data stream received over the external communication link by converting the client/server specific data stream received in the client/server specific communication protocol to an HTTP data stream;
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• means for providing the communication originated by the web browser to the web server as an HTTP data stream.

A computer program product for increasing the performance of a web browser application resident on a first computer and communicating using the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with a web server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer where at least one segment of the communication between the web browser application in the first computer and the web server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link comprising:

• computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer-readable program code means comprising:
• computer-readable program code means for intercepting the HTTP data stream corresponding to a communication originated by the web browser prior to transmission of the HTTP data stream on the external communication link;
• computer readable program code means for converting the HTTP data stream originated by the web browser from the HTTP protocol to a client/server specific communication protocol;
• computer readable program code means for transmitting the converted web browser originated communication to the second computer over the external communication-link as a client/server specific data stream;
• computer readable program code means for receiving the client/server specific data stream transmitted over the external communication link;
• computer readable program code means for reconstructing the HTTP data stream corresponding to the communication from the web browser from the client/server specific data stream received over the external communication link by converting the client/server specific data stream received in the client/server specific communication protocol to an HTTP data stream;
• and
• computer readable program code means for providing the communication originated by the web browser to the web server as an HTTP data stream.

An apparatus for increasing the performance of a web browser application resident on a first computer and communicating using the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with a web server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer where at least one segment of the communication between the web browser application in the first computer and the web server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, comprising:

• means for intercepting the HTTP data stream corresponding to a communication originated by the web browser prior to transmission of the HTTP data stream on the external communication link;
• means for converting the HTTP data stream originated by the web browser from the HTTP protocol to a client/server specific communication protocol;
• and
• means for transmitting the converted web browser originated communication to the web server over the external communication link as a client/server specific data stream.

A computer program product for increasing the performance of a web browser application resident on a first computer and communicating using the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with a web server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer where at least one segment of the communication between the web browser application in the first computer and the web server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, comprising:

• computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer-readable program code means comprising:
• computer readable program code means for intercepting the HTTP data stream corresponding to a communication originated by the web browser prior to transmission of the HTTP data stream on the external communication link;
• computer readable program code means for converting the HTTP data stream originated by the web browser from the HTTP protocol to a client/server specific communication protocol;
• and
• computer readable program code means for transmitting the converted web browser originated communication to the web server over the external communication link as a client/server specific data stream.

A method of increasing the performance of a web browser application resident on a first computer and communicating using the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with a web server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer where at least one segment of the communication between the web browser application in the first computer and the web server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, the method comprising the following steps:

• intercepting the HTTP data stream corresponding to a communication originated by the web server prior to transmission of the HTTP data stream on the external communication link;
• converting the HTTP data stream originated by the web server from the HTTP protocol to a client/server specific communication protocol;
• and
• transmitting the converted web server originated communication to the web browser over the external communication link as a client/server specific data stream.

An apparatus for increasing the performance of a web browser application resident on a first computer and communicating using the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with a web server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer where at least one segment of the communication between the web browser application in the first computer and the web server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, the apparatus comprising:

• means for intercepting the HTTP data stream corresponding to a communication originated by the web server prior to transmission of the HTTP data stream on the external communication link;
• means for converting the HTTP data stream originated by the web server from the HTTP protocol to a client/server specific communication protocol;
• and
• means for transmitting the converted web server originated communication to the web browser over the external communication link as a client/server specific data stream.

A computer program product for increasing the performance of a web browser application resident on a first computer and communicating using the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with a web server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer where at least one segment of the communication between the web browser application in the first computer and the web server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link comprising:

• computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer-readable program code means comprising:
• computer readable program code means for intercepting the HTTP data stream corresponding to a communication originated by the web server prior to transmission of the HTTP data stream on the external communication link;
• computer readable program code means for converting the HTTP data stream originated by the web server from the HTTP protocol to a client/server specific communication protocol;
• and
• computer readable program code means for transmitting the converted web server originated communication to the web browser over the external communication link as a client/server specific data stream.

A method of increasing the performance of a client/server system having a client application resident on a first computer and communicating with a server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer wherein said client application and said server application utilize a client/server independent communication protocol for communication between the client and the server and where at least one segment of the communication between the client application in the first computer and the server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, the method comprising the following steps:

• intercepting communications in the client/server independent communication protocol originated by the remote client prior to transmission of the communications on the external communication link;
• converting the communication originated by the client to a second client/server specific communication protocol;
• transmitting the converted communication over the external communication link;
• receiving the communication transmitted over the external communication link;
• converting the communication received over the external communication link from the client server specific communication protocol to the client/server independent communication protocol;
• and
• providing the communication originated by the remote client to the server in the client/server independent communication protocol.

An apparatus for increasing the performance of a client/server system having a client application resident on a first computer and communicating with a server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer wherein said client application and said server application utilize a client/server independent communication protocol for communication between the client and the server and where at least one segment of the communication between the client application in the first computer and the server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, the apparatus comprising:

• means for intercepting communications in the client/server independent communication protocol originated by the remote client prior to transmission of the communications on the external communication link;
• means for converting the communication originated by the client to a second client/server specific communication protocol;
• means for transmitting the converted communication over the external communication link;
• means for receiving the communication transmitted over the external communication link;
• means for converting the communication received over the external communication link from the client server specific communication protocol to the client/server independent communication protocol;
• and
• means for providing the communication originated by the remote client to the server in the client/server independent communication protocol.

A computer program product for increasing the performance of a client/server system having a client application resident on a first computer and communicating with a server application resident on a second computer remote from said first computer wherein said client application and said server application utilize a client/server independent communication protocol for communication between the client and the server and where at least one segment of the communication between the client application in the first computer and the server application in the second computer occurs over an external communication link, the computer program product comprising:

• computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer-readable program code means comprising:
• computer readable program code means for intercepting communications in the client/server independent communication protocol originated by the remote client prior to transmission of the communications on the external communication link;
• computer readable program code means for converting the communication originated by the client to a second client/server specific communication protocol;
• computer readable program code means for transmitting the converted communication over the external communication link;
• computer readable program code means for receiving the communication transmitted over the external communication link;
• computer readable program code means for converting the communication received over the external communication link from the client server specific communication protocol to the client/server independent communication protocol;
• and
• computer readable program code means for providing the communication originated by the remote client to the server in the client/server independent communication protocol.