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SYSTEM PROVIDING FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT DATA COMMUNICATION

  • US 20180241850A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2018
  • Published: 08/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use with a requesting client device that comprises an HTTP client and is identified over the Internet by a first Internet Protocol (IP) address, for use with a first server that is a web server that is Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server that responds to HTTP requests and stores a first content identified by a first content identifier, for use with a second server distinct from the first web server and identified in the Internet by a second IP address, and for use with a plurality of client devices each identified by a distinct IP address and each storing a part of, or a whole of, the first content, the method by the requesting client device comprising:

  • identifying, an HTTP request for the first content;

    sending, to the second server using the second IP address over the Internet in response to the identifying, the first content identifier, the first IP address, and a criterion; and

    receiving, over the Internet in response to the sending, from a first client device selected from the plurality of client devices according to the criterion, the part of, or the whole of, the first content.

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