Proxy server entity transfer modes

US11343344B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Akamai Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Matthew J. Stevens · Lexington, US
• Michael G. Merideth · Carrboro, US
• Nil Alexandrov · Cambridge, US
• Andrew F. Champagne · Ware, US
• Brendan Coyle · Sudbury, US
• Timothy Glynn · Dowagiac, US
• Mark Roman · Salt Lake City, US
• Philip A. Lisiecki · Lompoc, US
• Xin Xu · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 20, 2021
• Grant date: May 24, 2022
• Expiry date: May 20, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/60
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A proxy server is augmented with the capability of taking transient possession of a received entity for purposes of serving consuming devices. This capability supplements destination forwarding and/or origin server transactions performed by the proxy server. This capability enables several entity transfer modes, including a rendezvous service, in which the proxy server can (if invoked by a client) fulfill a client's request with an entity that the proxy server receives from a producing device contemporaneous with (or shortly after) the request for that entity. It also enables server-to-server transfers with synchronous or asynchronous destination forwarding behavior. It also enables a mode in which clients can request different representations of entities, e.g., from either the near-channel (e.g., the version stored at the proxy server) or a far-channel (e.g., at origin server). The teachings hereof are compatible with, although not limited to, conventional HTTP messaging protocols, including GET, POST and PUT methods.