Distributing network applications

In a system that includes one or more nodes each of which are connected with a central server that receives content including audio and video content from a broadcast source, and wherein the content is delivered to the one or more nodes by one or more feature applications, a computer program product for implementing a method for distributing at least one of the one or more feature applications across at least one of the one or more nodes and the central server, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon computer executable instructions for performing the method, the method comprising:
• loading a node application at one of the one or more nodes, wherein the node application was requested by the node from the central server;
• selecting one of the one or more feature applications for distribution across the node and the central server that receives audio and video content from a broadcast source, wherein the feature application comprises a user interface portion and a process portion;
• dynamically allocating, by the node application, resources between the node and the central server, including resources for presenting to a user the audio and video content received by the central server from the broadcast source;
• loading the user interface portion of the feature application at the node by the node application, wherein the user interface portion communicates with a process portion of the feature application that is loaded on the central server;
• making a request, by the user interface portion, to the process portion for data;
• receiving processed data from the process portion, wherein the received processed data was processed by the process portion in response to the request made by the user interface portion;
• and
• presenting the processed data at the node.

In a system that includes one or more nodes each of which are connected with a central server that receives content including audio and video content from a broadcast source, and wherein the content is delivered to the one or more nodes by one or more feature applications, a method for distributing one of the one or more feature applications across one of the one or more nodes and the central server, the method comprising:

• receiving at the central server a request for a node application from a node;
• sending the node application to the node, wherein the node application is retrieved from a remote server over a network if the node application for the node is not stored on the central server;
• receiving at the central server a request for one of the one or more feature applications;
• delivering a user interface portion of the requested feature application to the node, wherein a process portion of the feature application is executed on the central server, and wherein the process portion is executed on the central server to dynamically allocate resources between the node and the central server, including resources for presenting to a user the audio and video content received by the central server from the broadcast source;
• receiving one or more requests for data from the user interface portion;
• in response to each request for data, processing each data request from the user interface portion by the process portion of the feature application accessing the requested data, wherein the process portion utilizes resources of the central server to process each request;
• and
• providing the user interface portion with results of each request, wherein the user interface portion presents the results to the user, and wherein the results are content received by the central server from a broadcast source providing audio and video content.

In a system that includes one or more nodes each of which are connected with a central server that receives content including audio and video content from a broadcast source, and wherein the content is delivered to the one or more nodes by one or more feature applications, a computer program product for implementing a method for distributing at least one of the one or more feature applications across at least one of the one or more nodes and the central server, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon computer executable instructions for performing the method, the method comprising:
• receiving a request for a node application from one of the one or more nodes;
• sending the node application to the node, wherein the node application is retrieved from a remote server over a network if the node application for the node is not stored on the central server;
• receiving a request for one of the one or more feature applications;
• delivering a user interface portion of the feature application to the node, wherein a process portion of the feature application is executed on the central server, and wherein the process portion is executed on the central server to dynamically allocate resources between the node and the central server, including resources for presenting to a user the audio and video content received by the central server from the broadcast source;
• receiving one or more requests for data from the user interface portion;
• in response to each request for data, processing each data request from the user interface portion by the process portion of the feature application accessing the requested data, wherein the process portion utilizes resources of the central server to process each request;
• and
• providing the user interface portion with results of each request, wherein the user interface portion presents the results to the user, and wherein the results are content received by the central server from a broadcast source providing audio and video content.

In a system that includes one or more nodes each of which are connected with a central server that receives content including audio and video content from a broadcast source, and wherein the content is delivered to the one or more nodes by one or more feature applications, a method for distributing at least one of the one or more feature applications across at least one of the one or more nodes and the central server, the method comprising:

• loading a node application at one of the one or more nodes, wherein the node application was requested by the node from the central server;
• selecting one of the one or more feature applications for distribution across the node and the central server which receives audio and video content from the broadcast source, wherein the feature application comprises a user interface portion and one or more service portions that are created by the user interface portion on either the node or the central server when data is needed;
• dynamically allocating, by the node application, resources between the node and the central server, including resources for presenting to a user the audio and video content received by the central server from the broadcast source;
• loading the user interface portion of the feature application at the node by the node application, wherein the user interface portion communicates with the one or more service portions;
• making a request, by the user interface portion, to a particular service portion for data;
• receiving processed data from the particular service portion, wherein the received processed data was processed by the particular service portion in response to the request made by the user interface portion;
• and
• presenting the processed data at the node.