System and method for on-demand communications with legacy networked devices

摘要

A distributed computer system includes a client computer and a server computer configured to communicate with the client computer using a first protocol compatible with the Internet. The system also includes a legacy device configured to communicate using a second protocol. The client computer is configured to send a request to the legacy device via the server computer. The request includes a message. The system further includes a translation program configured to convert the message of the request to the second protocol. The request includes location information of the translation program. The server computer is configured to download the translation program using the location information of the translation program included in the request.