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Title: |
US5915090:
Apparatus for transmitting a distributed computing application on a broadcast television system
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Joseph, Kuriacose; Plainsboro, NJ
Jessup, Jr., Ansley Wayne; Willingboro, NJ
Dureau, Vincent; Venice, CA
Delpuch, Alain; Los Angeles, CA

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Assignee: |
Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
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Published / Filed: |
1999-06-22
/ 1997-03-18

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Application Number: |
US1997000819274

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IPC Code: |
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G06F 13/00;
G06F 15/00;
G06F 15/16;
G06Q 10/00;
G06Q 30/00;
H04L 29/06;
H04L 29/08;
H04N 7/24;
H04N 7/16;
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IPC-7:
G06F 9/44;

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ECLA Code: |
H04L29/06M6E; G06Q10/00E; H04L29/06; H04L29/06M4S2; H04L29/08N11; H04L29/08N15; H04L29/08N27B; H04L29/08N27C; H04L29/08N29U; H04N7/24T4; T04L29/06C2; T04L29/06C8; T04N7/16S40;

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U.S. Class: |
Current:
709/202;
375/E07.024;
709/200;
709/201;
709/203;
725/136;
725/139;
Original:
395/200.32;
395/200.3;
395/200.31;
395/200.32;
395/200.33;
348/011;
348/012;
348/013;
380/023;
380/025;

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Field of Search: |
395/200.32,200.33,200.31,200.3,6,7
364/DIG. 1
348/011,12,13
380/023,25

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Abstract: |
A distributed computer system is disclosed which comprises a source of a continuous data stream repetitively including data representing a distributed computing application and a client computer, receiving the data stream, for extracting the distributed computing application representative data from the data stream, and executing the extracted distributed computing application.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Tripoli, Joseph S. ;
Herrmann, Eric P. ;
Kurdyla, Ronald H. ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Donaghue, Larry D.; Nguyen, Dzung C

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Maintenance Status: |
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Parent Case: |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/233,908, filed Apr. 28, 1994, U.S. Pat. No. 5,819,034.

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Designated Country: |
DE ES FR GB IT

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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A distributed computer system comprsing:
- a source of a data stream having a distributed computing application including at least one code module, a data module and a directory module, said directory module containing infomation related to said data module, which distributed computing application is repetitively transmitted without a request from receiving client computer apparatus; and
- a client computer, receiving said data stream, extracting said distributed computing application from said data steam, and auto-executing the extracted distributed computing application; wherein
- said client computer extracts said directory module from said data stream and uses said data module related information to extract said data module from said data stream, and processes said data module with said code module.

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