Step 1, client side: You have to serialize your client objects into JSON, I personally use stringify() method of the JSON2 library: http://www.json.org/js.html.
If so you will have a tough time connecting directly to it with an xmlhttp request do to the additional markup (it's certainly do-able, but is a pain). You may want to look at some examples of creating restful services as they will be easier to communicate with via javascript. Take a look at http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/324917.aspx.
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