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Scaling proxy server sending to the client a graphical user interface for establishing object encoding preferences after receiving the client's request for the object

  • US 6,185,625 B1
  • Filed: 12/20/1996
  • Issued: 02/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for retrieving an object over a computer network, said system comprising a network client and a remote scaling server coupled between the network client and the computer network, wherein:

  • the network client includes a browser for rendering an object and a graphical user interface enabling a user to selectively establish an encoding preference for the object to be rendered, the graphical user interface being automatically provided to the network client in response to a request for the object to be rendered and comprising a set of automatically executing instructions for requesting an encoding preference from a user, receiving a response from the user, and transmitting the user response to the remote scaling server; and

    the remote scaling server includes a remote proxy and an encode service provider, wherein said remote scaling server is configured to retrieve an object from the computer network using said remote proxy, obtain a user-established encoding preference from the network client through the graphical user interface, encode the object using said encode service provider in accordance with the received user-established encoding preference, and transmit the encoded object to said network client using said remote proxy.

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