Content router asynchronous exchange

• US 7,631,045 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2005
• Issued: 12/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Srinivasan, Venkatachary, Boerries, Marco, Meyer, Markus
• Primary Examiner(s): England; David E
• Application Number:
  US11/182,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20070028293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,608 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

An apparatus, method and computer program product in a content routing system for facilitating transportation of commands having separable segments among a plurality of content nodes comprising detaching the segments prior to the commands being saved to a command memory of a store and forward logic.

Claims

1. A content routing system for facilitating transportation of separable segments among a plurality of content nodes, the content routing system comprising:

interface circuitry for;

receiving an incoming command from a first content node; and

coupling to a first memory, wherein the first memory is operable for holding segments of incoming commands apart from the incoming commands; and

processing logic, operable for;

detecting a first segment in the incoming command based on a type of the first segment;

saving the first segment to the first memory;

modifying the incoming command by replacing the first segment with a first reference to the first segment;

detecting a second reference to a second segment in the incoming command;

retrieving, from the first memory, the second segment in response to detecting the second reference;

modifying the incoming command by replacing the second reference to the second segment with the retrieved second segment; and

sending, to a command memory, the modified incoming command.

2. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the first content node includes a user device.

3. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the first content node includes a user account.

4. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the first memory includes a file relay server.

5. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the first memory includes a database.

6. The content routing system of claim 5, wherein the database includes a relational database.

7. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the first or the second segment includes a file.

8. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the incoming command includes an email and the first segment includes an attachment.

9. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the incoming command includes a contact and the first segment includes an attachment.

10. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the incoming command includes an event and the first segment includes an attachment.

11. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the incoming command includes a to-do task and the first segment includes an attachment.

12. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the incoming command includes a library item and the first segment includes an attachment.

13. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein saving the first segment in the first memory includes encrypting the first segment and saving the encrypted segment to the first memory.

14. The content routing system of claim 13, wherein retrieving, from the first memory, the second segment includes decrypting the encrypted second segment.

15. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the segment type includes a presentation file type.

16. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the segment type includes a document file type.

17. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the segment type includes a spreadsheet file type.

18. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the segment type includes an image file type.

19. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein sending, to the command memory, the modified incoming command includes sending, to a content router, the modified incoming command.

20. The content routing system of claim 1, wherein the processing logic is further operable for sending, to a destination content node, an outgoing command including the first reference to the first segment and the second segment, wherein the outgoing command is based on the modified incoming command.

21. The content routing system of claim 20, wherein the destination content node includes a user device.

22. The content routing system of claim 20, wherein the destination content node includes a user account.

23. A computer-implemented method for facilitating transportation of separable segments among a plurality of content nodes, the method comprising:

receiving an incoming command from a first content node;

coupling to a first memory, wherein the first memory is operable for holding segments of incoming commands apart from the incoming commands;

detecting a first segment in the incoming command based on a type of the first segment;

saving the first segment to the first memory;

modifying the incoming command by replacing the first segment with a first reference to the first segment;

detecting a second reference to a second segment in the incoming command;

retrieving, from the first memory, the second segment in response to detecting the second reference;

modifying the incoming command by replacing the second reference to the second segment with the retrieved second segment; and

sending, to a command memory, the modified incoming command.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the first content node includes a user device.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the first content node includes a user account.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the first memory includes a file relay server.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the first memory includes a database.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the database includes a relational database.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein the first or the second segment includes a file.

30. The method of claim 23, wherein the incoming command includes an email and the first segment includes an attachment.

31. The method of claim 23, wherein the incoming command includes a contact and the first segment includes an attachment.

32. The method of claim 23, wherein the incoming command includes an event and the first segment includes an attachment.

33. The method of claim 23, wherein the incoming command includes a to-do task and the first segment includes an attachment.

34. The method of claim 23, wherein the incoming command includes a library item and the first segment includes an attachment.

35. The method of claim 23, wherein saving the first segment in the first memory includes encrypting the first segment and saving the encrypted segment to the first memory.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein retrieving, from the first memory, the second segment includes decrypting the encrypted second segment.

37. The method of claim 23, wherein the segment type includes a presentation file type.

38. The method of claim 23, wherein the segment type includes a document file type.

39. The method of claim 23, wherein the segment type includes a spreadsheet file type.

40. The method of claim 23, wherein the segment type includes an image file type.

41. The method of claim 23, wherein sending, to the command memory, the modified incoming command includes sending, to a content router, the modified incoming command.

42. The method of claim 23, further comprising sending, to a destination content node, an outgoing command including the first reference to the first segment and the second segment, wherein the outgoing command is based on the modified incoming command.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein the destination content node includes a user device.

44. The method of claim 42, wherein the destination content node includes a user account.

45. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions for use in a content routing system including interface circuitry and processing logic, the content routing system for facilitating transportation of separable segments among a plurality of content nodes, the the instructions comprising:

receiving an incoming command from a first content node;

coupling to a first memory, wherein the first memory is operable for holding segments of incoming commands apart from the incoming commands;

detecting a first segment in the incoming command based on a type of the first segment;

saving the first segment to the first memory;

modifying the incoming command by replacing the first segment with a first reference to the first segment;

detecting a second reference to a second segment in the incoming command;

retrieving, from the first memory, the second segment in response to detecting the second reference;

modifying the incoming command by replacing the second reference to the second segment with the retrieved second segment; and

sending, to a command memory, the modified incoming command.

46. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the first content node includes a user device.

47. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the first content node includes a user account.

48. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the first memory includes a file relay server.

49. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the first memory includes a database.

50. The computer readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the database includes a relational database.

51. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the first or the second segment includes a file.

52. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the incoming command includes an email and the first segment includes an attachment.

53. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the incoming command includes a contact and the first segment includes an attachment.

54. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the incoming command includes an event and the first segment includes an attachment.

55. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the incoming command includes a to-do task and the first segment includes an attachment.

56. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the incoming command includes a library item and the first segment includes an attachment.

57. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the instructions for saving the first segment in the first memory includes instructions for encrypting the first segment and saving the encrypted segment to the first memory.

58. The computer readable storage medium of claim 57, wherein the instructions for retrieving, from the first memory, the second segment includes instructions for decrypting the encrypted second segment.

59. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the segment type includes a presentation file type.

60. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the segment type includes a document file type.

61. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the segment type includes a spreadsheet file type.

62. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the segment type includes an image file type.

63. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, wherein the instructions for sending, to the command memory, the modified incoming command includes instructions for sending, to a content router, the modified incoming command.

64. The computer readable storage medium of claim 45, further comprising instructions for sending, to a destination content node, an outgoing command including the first reference to the first segment and the second segment, wherein the outgoing command is based on the modified incoming command.

65. The computer readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the destination content node includes a user device.

66. The computer readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the destination content node includes a user account.