Accessing content via installable data sources

Details Accessing content via installable data sources Accessing content via installable data sources

1998-04-27

2000-09-12

Lim, Krisna

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Remote data accessing

Using interconnected networks

709225, 709232, 707 10, G06F 1516, G06F 15173, G06F 1730

Patent

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061191531

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for increasing perceived Internet browser performance by using a relatively high-bandwidth data source such as a CD-ROM and/or a hard drive directory as a local cache of Internet content. The content is provided by content providers via some high-bandwidth data source such as a CD-ROM media for a CD-ROM drive. An install program provided with the content registers with the system one or more URL patterns such as prefixes corresponding to the content, in association with one or more file system patterns (e.g., prefixes) corresponding to a cache container (file system directory). When subsequently browsing to a URL having a matching pattern, the URL pattern is resolved to the cache container, which is then used with the rest of the URL to construct a local file reference. The local file is accessed from the high-bandwidth data source. If the local file is not found, the original http URL is instead used, whereby the content is downloaded in the normal manner. The installable cache may reside on a CD-ROM or other removable media, whereby an autorun program or script that executes each time the media is inserted into a drive updates the registered drive letter.

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patent: 5787470 (1998-07-01), DeSimone et al.
patent: 5889958 (1999-03-01), Willens

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