Method and system for communication in the usenet
First Claim
1. A method of associating an URL with a Web object(s) for transport from a server side (their original server) to a client side via the Usenet or a Usenet-like system, the method including the steps of:
- a. Constructing/determining/allocating a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the object, and b. placing the object on the original server in such a way that this URL 1. contains information necessary to find the object in a Usenet server;
2. indicates that the object has been posted to the Usenet and may be found on a Usenet server; and
3. can be used to transparently retrieve the object from its original server.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to Internet information services. In particular, the present invention relates to improvements related to and/or use of the Usenet. The present invention also has application to email systems, as well as other electronic distribution media.
In one aspect, the present invention relates to the distribution, access and/or download speed of Web objects, and involves a new system design and method of use, providing a Usenet based alternative to the current Web caching and mirroring solutions.
A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method that enables relatively transparent encoding within Web objects'"'"' URLs information necessary to locate the object in a Usenet server and retrieve it. The method also allows transparent retrieving of news cached objects from their original servers.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of associating an URL with a Web object(s) for transport from a server side (their original server) to a client side via the Usenet or a Usenet-like system, the method including the steps of:
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a. Constructing/determining/allocating a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the object, and b. placing the object on the original server in such a way that this URL 1. contains information necessary to find the object in a Usenet server;
2. indicates that the object has been posted to the Usenet and may be found on a Usenet server; and
3. can be used to transparently retrieve the object from its original server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication system adapted to distribute Web objects from a web host server to a client, the system having:
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a Web host server on which the web objects are stored, the web host server being coupled to the WWW, the coupling between the client, the WWW and web host server enabling bi-directional communication, the improvement including providing a first Caching agent intermediate and coupled to the client and WWW and Usenet, and providing a second Caching agent intermediate and coupled to the WWW and the Usenet and the web host server, wherein the first and second Caching agents enable communication of objects between the client and the Web host server to be via either the Internet or the Usenet. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of creating a URL for use in the Web, the method including the steps of:
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providing a first field having information sufficient to locate an object on a web server, and providing a second field having information sufficient to locate the object on the Usenet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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