US 7,010,762 B2 · Pre-loading content to caches for information appliances

Abstract

A system and method where the user can first view information content at a first information appliance at a first location, and instruct the system to pre-load the information content at a second information appliance at a second location prior to second viewing. The pre-loading is accomplished by a plurality of proxy servers associated with a plurality of information appliances at a plurality of locations, a plurality of proxy directories containing information associating the proxy servers to the information appliances, servers containing the information content, and billing servers for generating financial charges. The request to pre-load can be made from the information appliance itself or a communication means associated with a location such as a web page. The request can also be made by a user calendar interface provided by the present system. The calendar is capable of storing a plurality of scheduled events and locations where pre-loading takes place.

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Dependent claims

A method for facilitating pre-loading information content to caches for information appliances, comprising:

creating a new scheduled pre-loading upon instruction by a user;
storing information concerning at least one event associated with the scheduled pre-loading, wherein the information comprises at least one of:
the location of the event;
the type of the event;
and
the date and time when the event takes place;
and
deleting an existing scheduled pre-loading upon instruction by the user, wherein the deleting comprises the steps of:
receiving a request to delete a scheduled pre-loading, wherein the require is associated with an event;
retrieving a network address of a proxy server and a transaction identifier unique to the scheduled pre-loading;
transmitting a request to delete the scheduled pre-loading to the proxy server, wherein the request contains the transaction identifier;
and
deleting the network address of the proxy server and the transaction identifier.

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A method for facilitating pre-loading information content to caches for information appliances, comprising:

processing a request to create a new scheduled pre-loading;
executing one or more pre-loadings according to a scheduled table;
and
processing a request to delete an existing scheduled pre-loading by
receiving a request to delete a pre-loading, the request containing a unique identifier associated with the pre-loading;
reading the scheduled table to identify an entry with a matching unique identifier;
deleting the identified entry from the scheduled table;
and
transmitting an acknowledgement to the requestor.

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A method for facilitating pre-loading information content to caches for information appliances, comprising:

creating a new scheduled pre-loading if instructed by a user, wherein the creating step comprises:
receiving a request to create a scheduled pre-loading, wherein the request is associated with an event;
receiving a network address of the information content from a fist information appliance;
receiving a network address of a proxy server, wherein the proxy server contains a cache associated with a second information appliance associated with the event;
transmitting a request to pre-load the information content to the proxy server;
receiving an acknowledging message from the proxy server, wherein the message contains a transaction identifier unique to the request;
and
storing the network address of the proxy server and the transaction identifier in association with the event;
and
deleting an existing scheduled pre-loading if instructed by the user, wherein the deleting step comprises:
receiving a request to delete a scheduled pre-loading, wherein the request is associated with an event;
retrieving a network address of a proxy server and a transaction identifier unique to the scheduled pre-loading;
transmitting a request to delete the scheduled pre-loading to the proxy server, wherein the request contains the transaction identifier;
and
deleting the network address of the proxy server and the transaction identifier.

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A method for facilitating pre-loading information content to caches for information appliances, comprising:

processing a request to create a new scheduled pre-loading, comprising:
receiving a request to create a pre-loading;
generating a unique identifier associated with the request for pre-loading;
adding the request to the scheduled table;
and
transmitting the unique identifier associated with the request for pre-loading and a proxy address where the pre-loading takes place to the requestor;
and
processing a request to delete an existing scheduled pre-loading, comprising:
receiving a request to delete a pre-loading, the request containing a unique identifier associated with the pre-loading;
reading the scheduled table to identify an entry with a matching unique identifier;
deleting the identified entry from the scheduled table;
and
transmitting an acknowledgement to the requestor;
and
executing one or more pre-loads according to a scheduled table.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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