Methods and systems for caching data communications over computer networks
US8185612B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/108
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of caching multi-session data communications in a computer network, includes: (a) receiving, intercepting, or monitoring data sessions between a client and metadata services; (b) analyzing queries and responses exchanged between the client and the metadata services to discover metadata for a desired content object; (c) receiving or intercepting subsequent data sessions between the client and content sources; (d) identifying a data protocol used by the client and identifying data queries within the data sessions; (e) identifying the content object requested by the client in the data queries; and (f) determining if the content object is stored in cache and, if so, sending the content object stored in cache to the client, and, if not, sending the data queries to the content sources, storing data responses from the content sources, and sending the data responses to the client.
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