File caching
US8538921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9574
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for publishing a file on a network is. A caching service reduces the load on the publisher's server by publishing that the file is at a fictitious network location. Requests directed to the fictitious location are received by the caching service and the fictitious network location is parsed to determine what file is being requested. If the caching service already has a copy of the file, then the copy is transmitted to the requestor without alerting to the requester that the address is fictitious. If the caching service does not have a copy of the file, then a copy is automatically obtained based on information contained in the fictitious network location.
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