A method and system is provided to uniquely identify a remote method to invoke on a server using a hash value computed from the method signature sent from the client to the server with the call request. When a client wishes to invoke a remote method located on a server, the client sends a hash value...http://www.google.de/patents/US6134603?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6134603 - Method and system for deterministic hashes to identify remote methods