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Method for caching information between work sessions

  • US 6,598,125 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2001
  • Issued: 07/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for caching blocks of information for content utilized by a client computer in an active work session and one or more previous work sessions, the method comprising:

  • a) caching blocks of information in allocated storage space on a hard drive of the client computer;

    b) storing, for each block of information, a first parameter corresponding to when the block of information was accessed by the active work session, and a second parameter corresponding to the number of times the block of information was accessed by the client computer in the one or more previous work sessions;

    c) determining a discard priority value for each block of information using the first parameter and the second parameter; and

    d) discarding stored blocks of information from the storage space based upon their discard priority value to create additional room for new blocks of information in the storage space.

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