Providing a network communication status description based on user characteristics
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1. A method of providing a network communication status description based on user characteristics, the method comprising:
- receiving a status indication from a first networked computer in response to a user'"'"'s request for information;
determining one or more characteristics of the user who issued the request; and
providing a status description corresponding to the received status and the determined user characteristics.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing a network communication status description based on user characteristics. The techniques receive a status indication from a first networked computer in response to a user'"'"'s request for information and determine one or more characteristics of the user who issued the request. The techniques provide a status description based on the status indication and the determined characteristics of the user (e.g., a preferred language).
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23 Claims
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1. A method of providing a network communication status description based on user characteristics, the method comprising:
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receiving a status indication from a first networked computer in response to a user'"'"'s request for information;
determining one or more characteristics of the user who issued the request; and
providing a status description corresponding to the received status and the determined user characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A method of providing a network communication status description based on user characteristics, the method comprising:
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receiving an HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) status code from a first networked computer in response to a user'"'"'s HTTP request for a URL (Universal Resource Locator) provided by the first networked computer;
determining one or more characteristics of the user who issued the request;
selecting a status description from a database of status descriptions based on the received HTTP status code and the determined user characteristics; and
transmitting the status description to a second networked computer.
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21. A proxy for providing a network communication status description based on user characteristics, the proxy comprising:
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means for receiving a status code from a first networked computer in response to a user'"'"'s request for information;
means for determining one or more characteristics of the user who issued the request;
means for selecting a status description from a database of status descriptions based on the received status code and the determined user characteristics; and
means for transmitting the status description to a second networked computer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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