Client controlled pre-fetching of resources
US6553461B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9574
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client is given control over the pre-fetching of resources. The client may be, for example, resident on an electronic device such as a computer system that caches resources. The resources may be, for instance, web pages. Identifying property values that are intrinsically tied to the contents of the resources are used to determine whether resources are already resident within the cache prior to pre-fetching the resources. In addition, the client may request information regarding a resource to assist the client in determining whether to pre-fetch the resource. Such information may include the size of the resource and other information.
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