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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Cary A. Jardin, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ; H04L 1/222 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ; H04L 1/222 ;
Abstract
A server broker configured for use in a secure communication network, such as the Internet. The broker is configured to broker client transactions received over a secure network link, such as a secure socket layer (SSL) link, for distribution among one or more of a plurality of fulfillment servers. In one embodiment, the broker establishes a non-secure link with the one or more fulfillment servers. In another embodiment, the broker establishes a secure SSL link with the one or more fulfillment servers. The fulfillment server executes client transactions and sends response packets for delivery to the client.