METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING INFORMATION IN A LOW-BANDWIDTH CLIENT/SERVER OBJECT-ORIENTED SYSTEM

摘要

Methods and apparatus for maintaining updated information on client/server object-oriented computing systems are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a client/server object-based computing system includes a server which has a server object list that is arranged to include objects that are to be updated. The system also includes a client which has a client object list that contains an object in which the client has interest. The objects that are to be updated include the object in which the client has interest, and the server is arranged to send a message to the client that indicates that the object in which the client has interest should be updated on the client. In one embodiment, the client and the server are in communication over a low-bandwidth link.