Varma S Kunaparaju

US Patent:

63341247, Dec 25, 2001

Filed:

Oct 1, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/164946

Inventors:

Eugene E. Bouchard - Pleasanton CA
Venkat R. Sriram - Cupertino CA
Scott E. Stanelle - San Jose CA
Varma S. Kunaparaju - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Ventro Corporation - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300
G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 3

Abstract:

A computer implemented system and method for facilitating index searching by a client computer through records of a datastore. The datastore is accessible by a server computer of the client-server computer network. The method includes creating client indices of the records. The client indices are in a format accessible by the client computer. The method also includes transmitting the indices to the client computer and storing the client indices locally at the client computer. The method further includes employing the client indices for the index searching by the client computer to produce a list of records that satisfies a search query associated with the index searching. Furthermore, creating the client indices includes transmitting a command from the client computer to the server computer to instruct the server computer to create the client indices. Such transmission includes encapsulating the command that instructs the server computer to create the client indices in a payload of a data packet chosen to have a protocol that can traverse to a security firewall between the client computer and the server computer so that the data packet can be transmitted unimpeded from the client computer to the server computer through the security firewall.