System and method for improving internet communication by using intermediate nodes
First Claim
1. A method for fetching over the Internet a first content identified by a first content identifier and stored in a second server, by a first device identified in the Internet by a first identifier, for use with a second device identified in the Internet by a second identifier, for use with a third device identified in the Internet by a third identifier, for use with a second content identified by a second content identifier and stored in a third server, and for use with a first server, the method comprising the steps of:
- sending, by the second device, the second identifier to the first server;
receiving and storing, by the first server, the second identifier;
sending, by the first device, the first content identifier to the first server;
receiving, by the first server, the first content identifier;
sending, by the second device, the first content identifier to the second server;
receiving, by the second device, the first content from the second server;
receiving, by the first device, the first content;
sending, by the third device, the third identifier to the first server;
receiving and storing, by the first server, the third identifier;
sending, by the first device, the second content identifier to the first server;
receiving, by the first server, the second content identifier;
sending, by the third device, the second content identifier to the third server;
receiving, by the third device, the second content from the third server; and
receiving, by the first device, the second content in response to the receiving, by the third device, of the second content from the third server,wherein the second device is a portable device that stores, operates, or uses, a mobile operating system.
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Abstract
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for fetching over the Internet a first content identified by a first content identifier and stored in a second server, by a first device identified in the Internet by a first identifier, for use with a second device identified in the Internet by a second identifier, for use with a third device identified in the Internet by a third identifier, for use with a second content identified by a second content identifier and stored in a third server, and for use with a first server, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending, by the second device, the second identifier to the first server; receiving and storing, by the first server, the second identifier; sending, by the first device, the first content identifier to the first server; receiving, by the first server, the first content identifier; sending, by the second device, the first content identifier to the second server; receiving, by the second device, the first content from the second server; receiving, by the first device, the first content; sending, by the third device, the third identifier to the first server; receiving and storing, by the first server, the third identifier; sending, by the first device, the second content identifier to the first server; receiving, by the first server, the second content identifier; sending, by the third device, the second content identifier to the third server; receiving, by the third device, the second content from the third server; and receiving, by the first device, the second content in response to the receiving, by the third device, of the second content from the third server, wherein the second device is a portable device that stores, operates, or uses, a mobile operating system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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