Method and system for embedding messages within HTTP
First Claim
1. A system for embedding messages within HTTP streams, comprising:
- a gateway communicator, situated within a network gateway computer that communicates with at least one client computer, for receiving management data intended for the at least one client computer from a management server computer that communicates with the network gateway computer;
a gateway data embedder situated within the network gateway computer for inserting non-HTTP management data within an HTTP message; and
a client data extractor situated within each of the at least one client computer for extracting non-HTTP management data from within an HTTP message.
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Abstract
A system for embedding messages within HTTP streams, including a gateway communicator, situated within a network gateway computer that communicates with at least one client computer, for receiving management data intended for the at least one client computer from a management server computer that communicates with the network gateway computer, a gateway data embedder situated within the network gateway computer for inserting non-HTTP management data within an HTTP message, and a client data extractor situated within each of the at least one client computer for extracting non-HTTP management data from within an HTTP message. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for embedding messages within HTTP streams, comprising:
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a gateway communicator, situated within a network gateway computer that communicates with at least one client computer, for receiving management data intended for the at least one client computer from a management server computer that communicates with the network gateway computer;
a gateway data embedder situated within the network gateway computer for inserting non-HTTP management data within an HTTP message; and
a client data extractor situated within each of the at least one client computer for extracting non-HTTP management data from within an HTTP message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for embedding messages within HTTP streams, comprising:
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receiving management data intended for at least one client computer;
inserting non-HTTP management data within an HTTP message prior to the HTTP message being received by the at least one client computer; and
extracting non-HTTP management data from within an HTTP message subsequent to the HTTP message being received. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium storing program code for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
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receiving management data intended for at least one client computer;
inserting non-HTTP management data within an HTTP message; and
extracting non-HTTP management data from within an HTTP message.
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10. A system for a network gateway computer that communicates with at least one client computer, comprising:
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a communicator for receiving management data intended for at least one client computer from a management server computer, and for transmitting an HTTP message to the at least one client computer; and
a gateway data embedder for inserting non-HTTP management data within an HTTP message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A system for a client computer that communicates with a network gateway computer, comprising:
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a communicator for receiving an HTTP message; and
a client data extractor for extracting embedded non-HTTP management data from within an HTTP message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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