Method and apparatus for server-independent caching of dynamically-generated customized pages
First Claim
1. A method of operating a server computer, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing a set of standard files and customized files on said server computer;
generating a Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) path error indication when a requested file name cannot be matched to said standard files and said customized files; and
in response to said error indication, automatically creating a customized page corresponding to said requested file name.
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Abstract
The invention is a method and apparatus for operating a client-server computer network such that a server computer dynacically generates and then stores customized pages requested from a client computer. Subsequent requests for previously generated customized pages are retrieved from a cache in the server computer. Since previously generated customized pages need not be re-generated, computational overhead is reduced. This functionality is achieved by transforming a file request into a customized file request. The customized includes the original file request and a selected attribute of a computer user,such as browser name, computer domain, or computer platform. When a customized file request cannot be matched to an existing file on the computer server, an error indication is generated. A customized page corresponding to the file request is created in response to the error indication.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a server computer, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing a set of standard files and customized files on said server computer; generating a Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) path error indication when a requested file name cannot be matched to said standard files and said customized files; and
in response to said error indication, automatically creating a customized page corresponding to said requested file name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a server computer, said method comprising the steps of:
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transforming an initial file request into a customized file request; generating a Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) path error indication when said customized file request cannot be matched to an existing file stored on said server computer; and
in response to said error indication, automatically creating a customized page corresponding to said requested file name. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable memory that can direct a computer to function in a specified manner, comprising:
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standard files and customized files stored in said computer memory; and executable instructions stored in said memory, said executable instructions including; (A) instructions to generate a Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) path error indication when a requested file name cannot be matched to said standard files and said customized files; (B) instructions, in response to said error indication, to create a customized page corresponding to said requested file name. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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