Client-driven push of resources by a server device
US10348846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/61
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to data transmission over HTTP communication networks, for instance data streaming. A method of transmitting data between a server and a client, comprises, at the server: receiving, from the client, an HTTP request to obtain first data, wherein the HTTP request includes first data identifying information allowing identification of the first data on the server and includes one or more additional header fields containing an indication relating to pushing second data; retrieving and sending the first data to the client; and sending acknowledgment data to the client device, the acknowledgment data being representative of the indication relating to pushing second data.
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