An invention for migrating managed application state for a Java based application is disclosed. A first Java module is executed on a first server. The first Java module includes a first entity bean and a first state object in communication with the first entity bean. The first state object stores a state...http://www.google.de/patents/US6912569?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6912569 - Method and apparatus for migration of managed application state for a Java based application