System and method for downloading portions of a remotely located network object to produce a completely downloaded local copy of the network object
First Claim
1. A system for downloading portions of a remotely located network object, comprising:
- a client;
a server facility configured to be accessed via an electronic data network by said client and to send data corresponding to at least one portion of a network object to said client via electronic data network;
a software delegate capable of residing on said client and configured to control an amount of said data and a size of said at least one portion of said network object to be downloaded from said server facility to said client independent of a user of said client and based solely upon an operating state of said client; and
a client agent, configured to run on an automatic data processing system, to access a storage facility of said automatic data processing system, to access said server facility via said electronic data network to receive said software delegate, and to receive data from said server facility via said electronic data network in accordance with said software delegate.
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Abstract
System and method for downloading portions of a remotely located network object to produce a completely downloaded local copy of the network object. The system and method include and involve a server facility and a software delegate. The server facility is configured to store and to serve the software delegate and a network object. The server facility is further configured to be accessed by a client via an electronic data network, such as the Internet and WWW. The software delegate can reside and be executed on a client, and is configured to control the downloading of portions of a network object from the server facility to the client via the electronic data network, until a completely downloaded copy is stored locally on the client.
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5 Claims
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1. A system for downloading portions of a remotely located network object, comprising:
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a client; a server facility configured to be accessed via an electronic data network by said client and to send data corresponding to at least one portion of a network object to said client via electronic data network; a software delegate capable of residing on said client and configured to control an amount of said data and a size of said at least one portion of said network object to be downloaded from said server facility to said client independent of a user of said client and based solely upon an operating state of said client; and a client agent, configured to run on an automatic data processing system, to access a storage facility of said automatic data processing system, to access said server facility via said electronic data network to receive said software delegate, and to receive data from said server facility via said electronic data network in accordance with said software delegate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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