Patent · US Active

Redirecting web downloads

US7979538B2 · kind B2 · utility

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1References

19Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Travis M. Grigsby · Austin, US
Thomas Freund · Austin, US
Albert A. Lamb · Somerville, US
Lee M. Surprenant · Apex, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2008
Grant date	Jul 12, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/1085
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One or more downloads of web content from one or more web content servers are monitored. A swarm is defined including one or more previous downloaders of the web content from the one or more web content servers. The one or more previous downloaders of the web content include one or more web content caches including at least a portion of the web content. Stored web content within the one or more web content caches of the swarm is tracked. A new downloader of the one or more web content servers is redirected to the one or more web content caches of the swarm.

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