Abstract: This disclosure is directed to methods and systems for handling a request for a web page of a server. An intermediary between a client and a server may intercept a request from the client for a first web page of a plurality of web pages of the server. The intermediary may have a plurality of pre-determined configurations for the plurality of web pages. The intermediary may generate, responsive to the request, based on a first configuration pre-determined for the first web page, a fragment of the first web page. The fragment may comprise at least one object specified by the first configuration and cached from a prior copy of the first web page received by the intermediary, and (ii) at least one object not in the prior copy. The intermediary may transmit, prior to receiving a response from the server, the fragment to the client for rendering.

Abstract: A system for performing ‘server-push” of information from a server to a client machine for a Java Servlet based web application via a request/response communication cycle includes an application server having a Java Servlet Engine for running the Java Servlet based web application, a push Servlet and a push Application Program Interface (API). The push Servlet maintains open a network connection from the server to the client machine and the Java Servlet based web application calls the push API to push information from the server to the client machine.

Abstract: A method for providing “guaranteed message delivery” for network based communications between a client machine and a server. The client machine includes a Client Runtime Environment (CRE) and the server includes a Server Runtime Environment (SRE). The method includes the following steps. A first message queue is maintained in the CRE. A first unique identification is attached to the first message from the first message queue and the first message is sent from the CRE to the SRE via a network communication. The SRE receives the first message and sends an acknowledgement of the receipt of the first message to the CRE. Upon receiving of the acknowledgement within a certain time threshold, the CRE removes the first message from the first message queue in the CRE. A method of providing “server-push” of messages from the server to the client machine utilizing a push Servlet and a push API.

Abstract: A network-based computing system that automates, simplifies, and optimizes the compilation, deployment, and execution of an application by any type of a client machine connected to a server via any type of a network connection. The system includes a client runtime environment, a server runtime environment and an object-oriented markup-business logic binding mechanism. The client runtime environment manages client side code and screen definitions. The server runtime environment dynamical compiles code to ensure client platform compatibility. The system delivers network applications on demand, by separating them into lightweight modules and delivering these modules.

Abstract: A method of developing a computer application by coding a markup document in an XML markup language, coding a business logic component using any programming language, compiling the business logic component into a specific executable code, converting the XML document into a specific markup language document and deploying the converted markup document and the executable code to a client machine running a specific operating system via a network connection. The XML markup document can be converted in any markup language including XUL, SVG, Xforms, XML related languages, HTML, HTML related languages, text, and combinations thereof. The business logic component can be written using any programming language including Java, JavaScript, J#, C#, C, C++, Visual Basic, ActionScript, XSL, XQuery, and XPath, among others. The computer application can run in any operating system including next generation Windows Longhorn, Windows 2000, Linux, Unix, Apple or Palm operating systems, among others.

Abstract: A stateful method of processing an XML markup document within a distributed computing system, includes the steps of: receiving the XML markup document by the CRE, parsing and holding the XML document's state by the CRE, receiving XML commands by the CRE, performing operations comprised in the XML commands upon the XML document by the CRE, and then updating the XML markup document's state by the CRE.

Abstract: A method for delivering applications over a network where the application's logic runs on the backend server and the application's user interface is rendered on a client-device, according to its display capabilities, thought a network connection with the backend server. The application's GUI API and event processing API are implemented to be network-aware, transmitting application's presentation layer information, event processing registries, and other related information a between client and server. The transmission is a high, object level format, which minimizes network traffic. Client-side events are transmitted to the server for processing via a predetermined protocol, the server treating such events and inputs as if locally generated. The appropriate response to the input is generated and transmitted to the client device using the format to refresh the GUI on the client.

Abstract: A network-based computing system that automates, simplifies, and optimizes the compilation, deployment, and execution of an application by any type of a client machine connected to a server via any type of a network connection. The system includes a client runtime environment, a server runtime environment and an object-oriented markup-business logic binding mechanism. The client runtime environment manages client side code and screen definitions. The server runtime environment dynamical compiles code to ensure client platform compatibility. The system delivers network applications on demand, by separating them into lightweight modules and delivering these modules.

Abstract: A computing system for performing stateful distributed computing includes a client machine having a Client Runtime Environment (CRE) that is adapted to maintain the state of an application in the client machine. The CRE maintains state of the application by first retrieving a first markup document of the application, creating and storing a first object oriented representation of information contained in the first markup document. The first object oriented representation defines a first state of the application. Next, retrieving a second markup document, creating and storing a second object oriented representation of information contained in the second markup document. Finally merging the first and second object oriented representations thereby forming a new object oriented representation of information contained in the first or the second markup documents. This new object oriented representation defines a new state of said application.

Abstract: A network-based computing system that automates, simplifies, and optimizes the compilation, deployment, and execution of an application by any type of a client machine connected to a server via any type of a network connection. The system includes a client runtime environment, a server runtime environment and an object-oriented markup-business logic binding mechanism. The client runtime environment manages client side code and screen definitions. The server runtime environment dynamical compiles code to ensure client platform compatibility. The system delivers network applications on demand, by separating them into lightweight modules and delivering these modules.

Abstract: A computing system for performing stateful distributed computing includes a client machine having a Client Runtime Environment (CRE) that is adapted to maintain the state of an application in the client machine. The CRE maintains state of the application by first retrieving a first markup document of the application, creating and storing a first object oriented representation of information contained in the first markup document. The first object oriented representation defines a first state of the application. Next, retrieving a second markup document, creating and storing a second object oriented representation of information contained in the second markup document. Finally merging the first and second object oriented representations thereby forming a new object oriented representation of information contained in the first or the second markup documents. This new object oriented representation defines a new state of said application.