Directing a client computer to a least network latency server site
OwnerWilliam P. Maynard, John A. Malo JR.inventors
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Abstract
A method of determining network latency includes receiving a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) request at a first server site from a remote computer. The method further includes generating a timing Web page, which includes information regarding a plurality of server sites, at the first server site. The method further includes transmitting the timing Web page to the remote computer and determining a fastest site among the plurality of server sites.
Claims29
A method of determining network latency comprising:
- receiving a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) request at a first server site from a remote computer;
- generating a timing Web page at the first server site, said timing Web page comprising information regarding a plurality of server sites;
- transmitting the timing Web page to the remote computer;
- and
- determining a fastest site with the lowest network latency to the remote computer among the plurality of server sites.
A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) request from a remote computer;
- generate a timing Web page, said timing Web page comprising information regarding a plurality of server sites;
- transmit the timing Web page to the client computer;
- and
- determine a fastest site among the plurality of server sites.
A method of accessing data over a network comprising:
- generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) request to a first server site among a plurality of server sites;
- receiving a timing Web page from the first server site, said timing Web page comprising information regarding the plurality of server sites;
- and
- determining a fastest site among the plurality of server sites based on the timing Web page.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.