Method and apparatus for storing and delivering documents on the internet
US6629138B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for maintaining statistics on a remote server. The method includes receiving statistics from client devices that are coupled to the remote server. The statistics are associated with data on the remote server. The remote server receives statistics either when a user accesses the data on the remote server or when collected statistics associated with the data previously downloaded into a cache on each client device is uploaded to the remote server from each client device. The method also includes updating the statistics on the remote server in response to either a user access of the data on the remote server or a receipt of the collected statistics from each client device; and downloading the updated statistics to each client device.
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