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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
David F. Bantz, Portland, ME (US);
David M. Chess, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Christos J. Georgiou, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Jeffrey O. Kephart, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
David F. Bantz, Portland, ME (US);
David M. Chess, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Christos J. Georgiou, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Jeffrey O. Kephart, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing real-time, dynamic switching between first and second service providers each capable of providing a service for users over a communications network. The method includes steps of: establishing switching criterion for deciding when to switch service provision between the first service provider and second service provider; maintaining state information associated with a user's use of the service provided by a first service provider; switching between the first and second service provided over the communications network based on satisfaction of the switching criterion; and, migrating any state information maintained up to the time of switching to the second service. Preferably, the dynamic switching occurs in a manner substantially transparent to the user.