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Method and mechanism for reducing client-side memory footprint of transmitted data

US7089331B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 29, 2000
Grant dateAug 8, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/04
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method and mechanism for reducing the expense of data transmissions between a client and a server. According to an aspect of data prefetching is utilized to predictably retrieve information between the client and server. Another aspect pertains to data redundancy management for reducing the expense of transmitting and storing redundant data between the client and server. Another aspect relates to moved data structures for tracking and managing data at a client in conjunction with data redundancy management.

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