DETECTION AND CONTROL OF NON-SERVER-BASED COMPUTER PROGRAMS

摘要

A system and method are provided for enabling a Web site (12) communicate with an optionally activate and/or control hardware and software located on an access terminal (71) without the need for a particular Web browser. The method and system consist of an applications program interface ("API") (10) which acts as a go between, translator, and/or message carrier between a standard Internet browser and local system-level code. Utilizing one of a number of protocols for Web-based functionality such as JAVA or Active-X, the API is triggered by establishment of the interconnection between the local terminal and the Web-based code, regardless of where the code resides such as on are remote Web site over the Internet, within an organization's Intranet, or on the terminal itself.