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Methods and systems for rapid data acquisition over the internet

US8429286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2008
Grant dateApr 23, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes apparatuses, methods, computer readable media and systems comprising means for rapid data acquisition from a server are discussed herein. This rapid data acquisition can be achieved using a combination of bulk data requests and small data requests. A hybrid approach that uses simultaneous bulk and small data requests can provide random access to data files while achieving the high download speeds of a large data transfer.

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