Intuit Inc.
MAKING LOCAL DATA AVAILABLE IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

Abstract:

Local data can be made available in a cloud computing environment. A persistent remote connection may be established between a processor and a server. The server may receive a request for data from an external device through a network. The request for data may be sent through the persistent remote connection from the server to a first executable process of the processor. The processor may obtain the data from an application being executed by the processor separately from the first executable process. The data may be sent through the persistent remote connection from the processor to the server. The server may send the data to the external device through the network in response to the request. The persistent remote connection may be maintained in an open state regardless of a status of the request for data.