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Cross-machine web page download and storage

  • US 6,672,775 B1
  • Filed: 08/01/1997
  • Issued: 01/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method to download data from a server over a network, comprising the steps of:

  • initiating a data download request with a requesting entity having a first network address, the requesting entity having an interface for connecting to the network over a first communication link;

    sending the data download request to a destination entity where the request is first verified for authenticity and then modified by the destination entity to include a third network address of the destination entity;

    forwarding the modified data download request to a data server;

    fulfilling the data download request with the data server entity having a second network address;

    transmitting, over a second communication link, the requested data to the destination entity having the third network address; and

    testing authorization for receiving said requested data and receiving and storing the requested data in the destination entity for subsequent access by any authorized user if said authorization passes, wherein the requesting entity is different from the destination entity, and wherein the requested data is transmitted from the data server entity to the destination entity without transmitting the requested data from the data server entity or a source entity to the requesting entity.

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