System and method for accelerating internet access

• US 20030149720A1
• Filed: 02/06/2002
• Published: 08/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Proxyconn, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Proxyconn, Inc.
• Inventors: Goldstein, Leonid
• Application Number:
  US10/071,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20030149720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/24 Multipath
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/288 Distributed intermediate devices, i.e. intermediate devices for interaction with other intermediate devices on the same level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A system and method for communication in a wide area network comprises a client, first proxy, second proxy and one or more server computers each having a data processing means, data storing means, and operating system and all interconnected via a wide area network such as the Internet. The first proxy computer is enabled for communication with the server computer using an application layer protocol. The second proxy computer is placed local to the client computer and is enabled by a special optimizing protocol for communication with the first proxy computer. The second proxy computer is enabled for communication with the client computer using the application layer protocol.

Claims

1. A WAN system comprising:

a plurality of computers enabled for mutual communication using an optimizing protocol;

a first one of the computers enabled for acting as a proxy for a second one of the computers using an application layer protocol; and

the second one of the computers acting as a proxy for at least a third one of the computers using the application layer protocol, wherein the first one of the computers is enabled for communication with the fourth one of computers using the application layer protocol;

the second one of the computers being further enabled for selecting between the first one and the fourth one of the computers, for directing a request from one of the third one of the computers.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the application layer protocol is HTTP and the second and third computers are one and the same computer.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first and second ones of the computers each employ a means for compatible data compression.

4. A method for communication over a wide area network comprising the steps of:

configuring a client computer, a first proxy computer, a second proxy computer, and a server computer, each having a data processing means, a data storing means, and an operating system;

interconnecting the computers for communication through a wide area network;

enabling the first proxy computer for communication with the server computer using an application layer protocol;

placing the second proxy computer local to the client computer;

enabling the first proxy computer and the second proxy computer for communication by a special optimizing protocol; and

enabling the second proxy computer for communication with the client computer using the application layer protocol, and further comprising the step of enabling the second proxy computer for communication with the server computer using the application layer protocol;

the second proxy computer further enabled for selecting between the server computer and the first proxy computer, for directing a request from the client computer.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of enabling the application layer protocol in HTTP and wherein the client application is adapted for browsing.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of enabling the first and second proxy computers for operating with mutually compatible data compression.

7. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of enabling the application layer protocol in HTTP and wherein the client application is adapted for browsing.

8. A method of deploying a two proxy system comprising the steps of:

providing at least one user computer communicating with Internet serving computers using an application layer protocol, and at least one proxy computer;

downloading installation files from a web site to a memory device in a user computer, and installing the client proxy software from the installation files;

enabling the user computer, using downloaded software, to configure the client application for sending requests in the application protocol to the client proxy software;

using downloaded software to configure the user computer for operating the client proxy software whenever the client application is operating; and

sending at least one portion of the requests from the application to the first computer system.

9. A method of deploying a two proxy system comprising the steps of:

a. providing a plurality of computers interconnected via WAN

b. transferring installation files from one of the computers to another of the computers.

c. enabling the another of the computers to act as a proxy for a browser function thereof

d. enabling the another of the computers to use a further computer as a proxy therefor.

10. A method comprising the steps of:

providing at least a first computer communicating with a plurality of Internet serving computers using an application layer protocol;

downloading installation files from a web site to a memory device in a user computer, and installing the client proxy software from the installation files;

enabling the client proxy software for communicating with an application using the application layer protocol; and

enabling the user computer using downloaded software to configure the client application for sending requests in the application protocol to the client proxy software, using downloaded software to configure the user computer for operating the client proxy software whenever the client application is operating; and

sending at least one portion of the requests from the application to the first computer.