Capture of Content From Dynamic Resource Services

• US 20080133754A1
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Milic-Frayling, Natasa, Smyth, Gavin
• Granted Patent: US 8,037,182 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54

Abstract

Methods are described which enable processing of resources originally accessed by a content access operation. An identifier is generated and used to augment all requests for resources which relate to a particular content access operation. A proxy stores the resources associated with the identifier and then sends the resources to the application that requested them (e.g. a browser). The resources may be requested from the proxy by applications using the identifier so that they can be processed (e.g. thumbnail generation, textual analysis) and the processed data may be stored and/or presented to the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving data relating to a content access operation;

generating an identifier for said content access operation; and

augmenting each request for a resource associated with said content access operation with said identifier.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

forwarding each request to a proxy.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein said proxy is a remote proxy.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a resource in response to each said request; and

displaying said resource in a client application.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting said identifier to a processing application.

6. A method according to claim 5, further comprising:

accessing processed data associated with said content access operation.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising, at a proxy:

receiving a request for a resource, said request being augmented with said identifier;

forwarding said request to a resource server;

receiving said resource in response to said request; and

storing said resource associated with said identifier.

8. A method according to claim 7, further comprising, at a processing application:

receiving said identifier associated with said content access operation;

sending a request for at least one resource associated with said content access operation to said proxy, said request comprising said identifier;

receiving said at least one resource from said proxy;

processing said at least one resource to create processed data; and

outputting said processed data.

9. A method comprising:

receiving a request for a resource, said request being augmented with an identifier associated with a content access operation;

forwarding said request to a resource server;

receiving said resource in response to said request; and

storing said resource associated with said identifier.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein storing said resource associated with said identifier comprises:

storing said resource associated with said identifier and said request.

11. A method according to claim 9, further comprising:

receiving said request from a client application; and

transmitting said resource to said client application.

12. A method according to claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a request for a resource from an application, said request comprising a second identifier;

locating a resource stored associated with said second identifier; and

transmitting said resource stored associated with said second identifier to said application.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein said identifier and said second identifier are the same.

14. A method according to claim 12, wherein said application comprises a processing application.

15. A method comprising:

receiving an identifier associated with a content access operation;

sending a request for at least one resource associated with said content access operation, said request comprising said identifier;

receiving said at least one resource in response to said request;

processing said at least one resource to create processed data; and

outputting said processed data.

16. A method according to claim 15, further comprising:

receiving data associated with said content access operation in response to said request;

and wherein processing said at least one resource to create processed data comprises;

processing said at least one resource to create processed data based on said received data associated with said content access operation.

17. A method according to claim 15, wherein outputting said processed data comprises:

storing said processed data associated with said identifier.

18. A method according to claim 15, wherein outputting said processed data comprises:

outputting said processed data to a client application.

19. A method according to claim 15, wherein processing said at least one resource to create processed data comprises:

capturing an image of said resource.

20. A method according to claim 15, wherein processing said at least one resource to create processed data comprises:

analyzing said resource.