Advanced content and data distribution techniques
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1. A method of an intermediary for pre-caching content at a client by filtering content based on characteristics of the client, the method comprising steps of:
- (a) receiving, by an intermediary, one or more hardware characteristics of each of a plurality of clients;
(b) identifying, by the intermediary, a plurality of content objects from one or more content servers;
(c) associating, by the intermediary, with a first filter one or more contents objects of the plurality of content objects, the first filter comprising a specification of one or more hardware characteristics;
(d) determining, by the intermediary, that the one or more hardware characteristics of a first client match the specification of the first filter; and
(e) transmitting, by the intermediary responsive to the determination, an instruction to the first client to download the one or more content objects.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying locally stored content objects is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a message containing one or more parameters indicative of one or more characteristics of a client, and sending one of a plurality of groups of one or more content objects from a set of content objects to the client based on the one or more parameters, wherein each of the plurality of groups is suited for use with clients having a different set of one or more parameters.
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1. A method of an intermediary for pre-caching content at a client by filtering content based on characteristics of the client, the method comprising steps of:
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(a) receiving, by an intermediary, one or more hardware characteristics of each of a plurality of clients; (b) identifying, by the intermediary, a plurality of content objects from one or more content servers; (c) associating, by the intermediary, with a first filter one or more contents objects of the plurality of content objects, the first filter comprising a specification of one or more hardware characteristics; (d) determining, by the intermediary, that the one or more hardware characteristics of a first client match the specification of the first filter; and (e) transmitting, by the intermediary responsive to the determination, an instruction to the first client to download the one or more content objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for pre-caching content at a client by filtering content based on characteristics of the client, the system comprising
an intermediary receiving one or more hardware characteristics of each of a plurality of clients and identifying a plurality of content objects from one or more content servers; -
a first filter comprising a specification of one or more hardware characteristics, the first filter associated with one or more contents objects of the plurality of content objects; wherein the intermediary determines that the one or more hardware characteristics of a first client match the specification of the first filter and responsive to the determination transmits an instruction to the first client to download the one or more content objects. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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