Method for queued overlap transfer of files

A browser, comprising:

• a first interface for defining a search criterion that, when applied, produces a list identifying a set of objects, wherein the objects are interrelated to each other in accordance with the context of the search criterion;
• a second interface for defining a sort criterion that, when applied, sorts the identified objects in a user-specified order,
• logical elements for enabling automatic transferring of an object identified in the list into a cache local to a user, in advance of an actual selection of an object by the user, objects already transferred to the local cache having a lower latency than those which have not been previously transferred to the local cache, an order of object transfer being responsive to the sort criterion, the logical elements being adaptive to a user deviation in an order of reviewing the identified objects;
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• a third interface for receiving a selection of an object as a starting point within the list of objects, such that predicted latencies for sequential object browsing from any given starting point are reduced.

A method for transferring files for sequential review, comprising:

• accessing search criterion that, when applied, selects a list of files, such that each file is being interrelated to the other files in accordance with the context of the search criterion;
• determining an order of file transfer based on a sort criterion specified by a user;
• queuing the files on the list according to the order of file transfer;
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• transferring automatically the queued files in a sequential order into a local cache for sequential review at a client.

A method for receiving objects at a client from a remote processing system, comprising:

• accessing, at the client, a search request that, when executed, identifies a plurality of objects, each object being interrelated to the other objects in accordance with the context of the search criterion;
• accessing, at the client, a sort criterion that, when executed, sorts the identified objects in a user-specified order;
• receiving, at the client, a list representing the identified objects in the sorted order;
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• receiving, in a cache at the client, one or more of the identified objects in the sorted order prior to receiving, at the client, a request to present at least one object from the list to a user.

A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code functions embedded in said medium for causing a computer to transfer files for sequential review, comprising:

• a first computer readable program code function that causes the computer to access a search criterion that, when applied, selects a list of files, wherein each file is interrelated to the other files in accordance with the search criterion;
• a second computer readable program code function that causes the computer to determine a user specified order of file transfer based on a sort criterion;
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• a third computer readable program code function that causes the computer to transfer automatically the files according to the order of file transfer into a local cache for review at a client.