A client/server system includes a client and a plurality of servers which are connected via a communication network. The client includes an object-oriented middleware and client-form image processing objects. A middleware processing device converts a client-form request from a request input device into...http://www.google.com/patents/US5928335?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5928335 - Client/server system having middleware-based interface between client and server image processing objects
