COMMON GATEWAY INTERFACE PROGRAM COMMUNICATION

System and method for web-based remote procedure call (RPC)

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Abstract

The present invention permits a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) to be executed from a Web page displayed in a standard Microsoft Web browser window, without adding a URL to the Web browser's history list. In one aspect of the invention, a HTML

Claims

1. A method for transmitting data between a Web page displayed within an application window at a client device and a server, the method comprising:

containing, in the application window of said client device, at least one Web page;

transmitting, to said server, an HTTP request initiated by an HTML
receiving, from said server, output of an HTTP response associated with said HTTP request into an HTML
wherein the transmitting and receiving actions are accomplished without adding a Universal Resource Locator (URL) to a application history list.

2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein said application window is a Web browser window.

3. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein said HTML
4. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein said HTML
5. A method as defined in 4, wherein the transmitting and receiving actions are repeated without adding a URL to a Web browser history list.

6. A method as defined in 4, wherein a procedure or set of program code residing at said server is identified by said HTTP request and invoked.

7. A method as defined in claim 6, wherein the said procedure or set of program code is not contained in a server page identified by said HTTP request.


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