System and method for improving internet communication by using intermediate nodes
First Claim
1. A method for anonymously fetching by a client device over the Internet a first content identified by a first content identifier from a web server using a first server and a mobile device that comprises, or consists of, a smartphone, the method comprising:
- initiating, by the mobile device, communication with the first server automatically upon powering up of the mobile device;
selecting, by the client device, the mobile device from a group of devices;
sending, by the client device, the first content identifier to the first server;
sending, by the first server to the mobile device, the received first content identifier;
receiving, by the mobile device, the first content identifier from the first server;
responsive to the receiving of the first content identifier, sending, by the mobile device, the first content identifier to the web server;
receiving, by the mobile device, the first content from the web server in response to the sending of the first content identifier;
responsive to the receiving of the first content, sending, by the mobile device, the received first content to the first server; and
sending, by the first server to the client device, the received first content,wherein the first content is public content that is available from the web server for any requesting client device over the Internet, andwherein the sending to the web server, by the mobile device uses the mobile device as the source device so that the web server is prevented from being aware of the client device.
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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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26 Claims
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1. A method for anonymously fetching by a client device over the Internet a first content identified by a first content identifier from a web server using a first server and a mobile device that comprises, or consists of, a smartphone, the method comprising:
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initiating, by the mobile device, communication with the first server automatically upon powering up of the mobile device; selecting, by the client device, the mobile device from a group of devices; sending, by the client device, the first content identifier to the first server; sending, by the first server to the mobile device, the received first content identifier; receiving, by the mobile device, the first content identifier from the first server; responsive to the receiving of the first content identifier, sending, by the mobile device, the first content identifier to the web server; receiving, by the mobile device, the first content from the web server in response to the sending of the first content identifier; responsive to the receiving of the first content, sending, by the mobile device, the received first content to the first server; and sending, by the first server to the client device, the received first content, wherein the first content is public content that is available from the web server for any requesting client device over the Internet, and wherein the sending to the web server, by the mobile device uses the mobile device as the source device so that the web server is prevented from being aware of the client device. - 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)
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