System and method for improving Internet communication by using intermediate nodes
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for use with a resource associated with a criterion in a client device that communicates with a first server over the Internet, the client device is identified in the Internet using a first identifier and is associated with first and second state according to a utilization of the resource, the method comprising:
- initiating, by the client device, communication with the first server over the Internet in response to connecting to the Internet, the communication comprises sending, by the client device, the first identifier to the first server over the Internet;
when connected to the Internet, periodically or continuously determining whether the resource utilization satisfies the criterion;
responsive to the determining that the utilization of the resource satisfies the criterion, shifting to the first state or staying in the first state;
responsive to the determining that the utilization of the resource does not satisfy the criterion, shifting to the second state or staying in the second state;
responsive to being in the first state, receiving, by the client device, a request from the first server; and
performing a task, by the client device, in response to the receiving of the request from the first server,wherein the method is further configured for fetching over the Internet a first content identified by a first content identifier from a web server that is distinct from the first server, and the task comprising;
receiving, by the client device, the first content identifier from the first server;
sending, by the client device, the first content identifier to the web server;
receiving, by the client device, the first content from the web server in response to the sending of the first content identifier; and
sending, by the client device, the received first content to the first server.
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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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29 Claims
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1. A method for use with a resource associated with a criterion in a client device that communicates with a first server over the Internet, the client device is identified in the Internet using a first identifier and is associated with first and second state according to a utilization of the resource, the method comprising:
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initiating, by the client device, communication with the first server over the Internet in response to connecting to the Internet, the communication comprises sending, by the client device, the first identifier to the first server over the Internet; when connected to the Internet, periodically or continuously determining whether the resource utilization satisfies the criterion; responsive to the determining that the utilization of the resource satisfies the criterion, shifting to the first state or staying in the first state; responsive to the determining that the utilization of the resource does not satisfy the criterion, shifting to the second state or staying in the second state; responsive to being in the first state, receiving, by the client device, a request from the first server; and performing a task, by the client device, in response to the receiving of the request from the first server, wherein the method is further configured for fetching over the Internet a first content identified by a first content identifier from a web server that is distinct from the first server, and the task comprising; receiving, by the client device, the first content identifier from the first server; sending, by the client device, the first content identifier to the web server; receiving, by the client device, the first content from the web server in response to the sending of the first content identifier; and sending, by the client device, the received first content to the first server. - 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, 29)
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