Hui-Lan Wen

Title: Hui-Lan Wen: Inventor in Client-Server Technology

Introduction

Hui-Lan Wen is an inventor associated with San Jose, California, and International Business Machines Corporation. Her patent work addresses remote access to client functions in a client-server environment. The available information credits her with 1 patent.

Latest Patents

Wen’s listed patent is “System and Method for Remotely Accessing a Client in a Client Server Environment.” It describes a system in which a user enters a URL containing a machine name and port number into a browser. A listening program on the client establishes communication with the browser and invokes a client agent. The agent provides client functions and interfaces with both the server and the browser, serving an applet that lets the browser present the client machine’s functions to the user. Examples include backing up and restoring files, migrating or recalling files, and archiving or retrieving files.

Career Highlights

Wen is associated with International Business Machines Corporation, commonly known as IBM. Her listed invention focuses on making client operations available remotely through a browser, connecting browser-based access with file-management capabilities.

Collaborations

The provided information lists Avishai Haim Hochberg and David Taiwai Kwan as Wen’s coworkers. Their names are included as professional associations; no specific joint patent contribution is stated in the available details.

Conclusion

Hui-Lan Wen’s listed patent presents a browser-based approach to remotely accessing client functions, including file backup, restoration, migration, and archiving.