A system and method are disclosed, according to which, the responsiveness of client/server-based distributed web applications operating in an object-oriented environment may be improved by detecting and handling affinity breaks between a client and server. Affinity exists when a client's requests are...http://www.google.de/patents/US20020116474?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020116474 - Detecting and handling affinity breaks in web applications