Methods for reducing latency in network connections and systems thereof

• US 20120117253A1
• Filed: 11/09/2010
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Usablenet Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Usablenet Incorporated
• Inventors: Scoda, Enrico
• Granted Patent: US 8,984,164 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

A method, computer readable medium, and apparatus for reducing latency in network connections include receiving at a proxy server device a first response from one or more server devices in response to a first request from a client device for a network resource stored on the one or more server devices. The proxy server device determines whether or not the first response is a redirect message, and sends a second request to the one or more server devices when the first response includes the first redirect message, such that the sending is performed at least partially based upon the received redirect message.

Claims

1. A method for reducing latency in network connections, the method comprising:

receiving at a proxy server device a first response from one or more server devices in response to a first request from a client device for a network resource stored on the one or more server devices;

determining at the proxy server device whether or not the first response is a redirect message; and

sending a second request from the proxy server device to the one or more server devices when the first response includes the first redirect message, wherein the sending is performed at least partially based upon the received redirect message.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the proxy server device is configured to collect one or more cookies received in the first response, and wherein the sending the second request comprises:

sending the collected one or more cookies merged with one or more cookies received in one or more prior responses to the one or more server devices as a part of the second request.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the collected one or more cookies merged with the one or more cookies received in the one or more prior responses are forwarded to the client device by the proxy server device.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a second response from the one or more server devices based upon the sending the second request; and

providing the second response to the client device when the second response includes a network link to the network resource.

5. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the providing comprises:

sending to the client device from the proxy server device a last changed network address associated with the network resource and updated cookies to the client device for obtaining the network resource in a future request for the network resource from the client device.

6. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the network link is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).

7. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the sending is performed until a network link to a real network resource is obtained from the one or more server devices.

8. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first redirect message and subsequent redirect messages that do not include a real network resource are not sent to the client device until a network link to a real network resource is obtained from the one or more server devices.

9. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the client device is a mobile client device.

10. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for reducing latency in network connections comprises machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps including:

receiving at a proxy server device a first response from one or more server devices in response to a first request from a client device for a network resource stored on the one or more server devices;

determining at the proxy server device whether or not the first response is a redirect message; and

sending a second request from the proxy server device to the one or more server devices when the first response includes the first redirect message, wherein the sending is performed at least partially based upon the received redirect message.

11. The medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein the proxy server device is configured to collect one or more cookies received in the first response, and wherein the sending the second request comprises:

sending the collected one or more cookies merged with one or more cookies received in one or more prior responses to the one or more server devices as a part of the second request.

12. The medium as set forth in claim 11, wherein the collected one or more cookies merged with the one or more cookies received in the one or more prior responses are forwarded to the client device by the proxy server device.

13. The medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein the machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to further perform steps including:

receiving a second response from the one or more server devices based upon the sending the second request; and

providing the second response to the client device when the second response includes a network link to the network resource.

14. The medium as set forth in claim 13, wherein the providing comprises:

sending to the client device from the proxy server device a last changed network address associated with the network resource and updated cookies to the client device for obtaining the network resource in a future request for the network resource from the client device.

15. The medium as set forth in claim 13, wherein the network link is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).

16. The medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein the sending is performed until a network link to a real network resource is obtained from the one or more server devices.

17. The medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein the first redirect message and subsequent redirect messages that do not include a real network resource are not sent to the client device until a network link to a real network resource is obtained from the one or more server devices.

18. The medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein the client device is a mobile client device.

19. An apparatus configured to reduce latency in network connections comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory including instructions for implementing:

receiving at a proxy server device a first response from one or more server devices in response to a first request from a client device for a network resource stored on the one or more server devices;

determining at the proxy server device whether or not the first response is a redirect message; and

sending a second request from the proxy server device to the one or more server devices when the first response includes the first redirect message, wherein the sending is performed at least partially based upon the received redirect message.

20. The apparatus as set forth in claim 19, wherein the proxy server device is configured to collect one or more cookies received in the first response, and wherein the sending the second request comprises:

sending the collected one or more cookies merged with one or more cookies received in one or more prior responses to the one or more server devices as a part of the second request.

21. The apparatus as set forth in claim 20, wherein the collected one or more cookies merged with the one or more cookies received in the one or more prior responses are forwarded to the client device by the proxy server device.

22. The apparatus as set forth in claim 20, wherein the programmed instructions further include instructions for implementing:

receiving a second response from the one or more server devices based upon the sending the second request; and

providing the second response to the client device when the second response includes a network link to the network resource.

23. The apparatus as set forth in claim 22, wherein the providing comprises:

sending to the client device from the proxy server device a last changed network address associated with the network resource and updated cookies to the client device for obtaining the network resource in a future request for the network resource from the client device.

24. The apparatus as set forth in claim 22, wherein the network link is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).

25. The apparatus as set forth in claim 19, wherein the sending is performed until a network link to a real network resource is obtained from the one or more server devices.

26. The apparatus as set forth in claim 19, wherein the first redirect message and subsequent redirect messages that do not include a real network resource are not sent to the client device until a network link to a real network resource is obtained from the one or more server devices.

27. The apparatus as set forth in claim 19, wherein the client device is a mobile client device.