Using a same program on a local system and a remote system

摘要

A method and system for processing a request by a user of a program in a first computer. The program in the first computer displays, in the first computer, a first computer screen and another computer screen superimposed on the first computer screen. The program in the first computer receives a request and updates a first working storage area to indicate the request. The first computer sends to a second computer a copy of contents of a first working storage area in the first computer. The first computer receives from the second computer contents of a second working storage area in the second computer updated with a result of a copy of a program in the second computer processing the request, and in response, the first computer updates the contents of the first working storage area with the contents of the updated second working storage.

主权项

1. A method for processing a request by a user of a program in a first computer, said method comprising:
said program in the first computer displaying, in the first computer, a first computer screen and another computer screen superimposed on the first computer screen; after said displaying the first computer screen and the other computer screen superimposed on the first computer screen, said program in the first computer receiving, by user entry to the first computer screen, a request and in response, said program in the first computer updating a first working storage area to indicate the request, and said first computer sending to a second computer a copy of contents of a first working storage area in the first computer, wherein the contents of the first working storage area includes the request, a state of the first computer screen, and information needed to back out of the other computer screen; and after said receiving the request, said first computer receiving from the second computer contents of a second working storage area in the second computer updated with a result of a copy of a program in the second computer processing the request, and in response, said first computer updating the contents of the first working storage area with the contents of the updated second working storage, and the program in the first computer displaying an updated computer screen based on the updated contents of the first working storage area.