Data communication system and method for transporting objects over a permanent connections

摘要

A data communication system for communicating objects of virtually any size and type. The system includes at least one server and at least one client. When an object is to be transferred between the server and the client or between two servers, a permanent connection is established therebetween. The object to be transferred may include entire applications including code and data therefor, or data feed objects. The server may include server programs to generate the object to be transferred. Display objects executing on the client may request or subscribe to the object. The object-oriented communication provides an effective and flexible procedure for broadcasting an object to a number of servers in the computer network.