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Policy-based caching

US6965968B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2003
Grant dateNov 15, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9574
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A policy-based cache manager, including a memory storing a cache of digital content, a plurality of policies, and a policy index to the cache contents, the policy index indicating allowable cache content for each of a plurality of policies, a content scanner for scanning a digital content received, to derive a corresponding content profile, and a content evaluator for determining whether a given digital content is allowable relative to a given policy, based on the content profile. A method is also described and claimed.

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