Client server communication system

Abstract

A method for communicating with a server application. A first request is received by a first agent application on a first client computer system from the server application to request that a second agent application on a second client computer system communicate with the server application. Responsive to receiving the first request, a second request is sent by the first agent application to the second agent application on the second client computer system to communicate with the server application.

1 . A method for communicating with a server application, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a first agent application on a first client computer system, a first request from the server application to request to instruct a second agent application on a second client computer system to communicate with the server application; and   responsive to receiving the first request, sending, by the first agent application, a second request to the second agent application on the second client computer system to communicate with the server application.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sending step comprises:
 sending the second request to a listening socket used by the second agent application on the second client computer system.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second request includes an address for the server application. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sending step comprises:
 identifying an address for the second agent application from the first request; and   sending the second request to the address for the second agent application.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 sending a polling request to the server application; and 
 sending contact information and identity information to the server application. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 authenticating the first request from the server application; and 
 responsive to an absence of the authentication of the first request as being from the server application, preventing the sending of the second request to the second agent application on the second client computer system. 
 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first client computer system and the second client computer system are grouped in a zone in which communications between the first client computer system and the second client computer system occur without a firewall. 
     
     
         8 - 20 . (canceled)