Data pre-fetch for script-based multimedia systems
US5892935A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia architecture for pre-fetching data from a server provides limited-memory client machines with the ability to take advantage of a large remote database with relatively quick response time. A compiler program analyzes a given script to determine what data is needed by the current script and what potential scripts might be addressed from the current script and what server-stored data those scripts would need. That data is pre-fetched from the server upon commands from the compiler program in order to be quickly available for display at the client machine if requested by a user.
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