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Title: US5915090: Apparatus for transmitting a distributed computing application on a broadcast television system
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Inventor: Joseph, Kuriacose; Plainsboro, NJ
Jessup, Jr., Ansley Wayne; Willingboro, NJ
Dureau, Vincent; Venice, CA
Delpuch, Alain; Los Angeles, CA

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

Application Number: US1997000819274

IPC Code: Advanced: 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;

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;

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;

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

Priority Number:
1997-03-18  US1997000819274
1994-04-28  US1994000233908

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.

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

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

Maintenance Status: CC Certificate of Correction issued

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US1994000233908 1994-04-28    1998-10-06  Apparatus for transmitting and receiving executable applications as for a multimedia system


       
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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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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Other Abstract Info: DERABS G1995-368254

Other References:
  • Zander et al, "Softnet--An Approach to High Level Packet Communication", Computer Networking Conferences, pp. 1-4, Mar. 19, 1983.


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