Cache on demand
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsTao Wu, Sudhir Dixit
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for delivering content from a website to a computer device. The website and computer device negotiate terms for use of a cache memory coupled to the computer device. The computer device requests content, such as web page objects, from the website. In addition to transmitting the requested content, the website transmits non-requested content to the computer device. The non-requested content is stored in the cache memory for later retrieval by the computer device.
Claims23
A method of transmitting requests and content at a cache computer, wherein a first computer device and a second computer device are coupled to the cache computer and the first computer device requests content from the second computer device;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a cache request from the second computer device;
- and
- (b) receiving at the cache computer non-requested content from the second computer device, wherein the non-requested is content other than content requested by the first computer device.
A method of transmitting content from a first computer device to a second computer device, wherein the first computer device and the second computer device are coupled to a cache computer device, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving from the cache computer device, a request for content;
- (b) transmitting to the cache computer device the requested content;
- (c) transmitting to the cache computer device a request for use of a cache memory;
- and
- (d) after accepting terms for the use of the cache memory, transmitting to the cache computer device non-requested content, wherein the non-requested is content other than content requested by the cache computer device.
A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for causing a cache computer coupled to a first computer device and a second computer device to perform the steps comprising:
- (a) receiving a cache request from the second computer device;
- and
- (b) receiving at the cache computer non-requested content from the second computer device, wherein the non-requested is content other than content requested by the first computer device.
An access router coupled to a local computer and a website, the access router including a cache module configured to perform the steps comprising:
- (a) receiving a cache request from the website;
- and
- (b) receiving non-requested content from the website, wherein the non-requested is content other than content requested by the local computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.