Speed sensitive content delivery in a client-server network
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1. A method of enhancing data delivery comprising:
- sending a first packet from a client interface to a remote terminal at a first time;
receiving at the client interface a second packet from the remote terminal at a second time;
determining a response time of the remote terminal at the client interface based on a time period between the first time and the second time;
using said response time to determine information related to a connection speed between the remote terminal and the client interface;
receiving a request, from the remote terminal, for a content version included in a plurality of different content versions, wherein each of the different content versions has a different amount of information and is optimized for a specific connection speed;
upon determining that the requested content version is too large in size for the remote terminal to provide based on said determined connection speed, automatically selecting a content version that is different from a requested content version, from said plurality of content versions; and
providing the remote terminal with the selected content version.
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Abstract
The response time from a client on a network is measured and a destination address is selected based on the measured response time. The client requests an address from the network. The network may be a local network or a wide area network such as the Internet. The response time of the client is measured to determine the optimum speed at which the client may operate. The measured response time is communicated to the server, where a destination address is selected based on the requested address and the measured response time. The client may then be connected to the destination address.
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1. A method of enhancing data delivery comprising:
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sending a first packet from a client interface to a remote terminal at a first time; receiving at the client interface a second packet from the remote terminal at a second time; determining a response time of the remote terminal at the client interface based on a time period between the first time and the second time; using said response time to determine information related to a connection speed between the remote terminal and the client interface; receiving a request, from the remote terminal, for a content version included in a plurality of different content versions, wherein each of the different content versions has a different amount of information and is optimized for a specific connection speed; upon determining that the requested content version is too large in size for the remote terminal to provide based on said determined connection speed, automatically selecting a content version that is different from a requested content version, from said plurality of content versions; and providing the remote terminal with the selected content version. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of connecting a remote terminal to a server comprising:
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determining a response time of a remote terminal at a client interface based on a time period elapsing between a first packet being sent from the client interface to the remote terminal and a second packet being received from the remote terminal at the client interface; using said response time to determine a connection speed between the remote terminal and the client interface; receiving a request from the remote terminal at the client interface for a content version; identifying a plurality of content versions at a server coupled to the client interface, each content version having a different amount of information at the server, each content version being optimized for a specific connection speed; determining, based on the connection speed between the remote terminal and the client interface, that the requested content version is too large in size for the remote terminal to provide; based on said connection speed, automatically selecting an alternative content version of the plurality of content versions, the alternative content version smaller in size than the requested content version; and providing the selected alternative content version to the remote terminal in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 13)
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9. An apparatus, including instructions residing on a machine-readable storage medium, for use in a machine-based system to handle a plurality of instructions, the instructions causing the machine system to:
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send a first packet from a client interface to the remote terminal; receive at the client interface a second packet from the remote terminal; determine a response time of the remote terminal at the client interface based on a time period between the first packet being sent and the second packet being received; use said response time to determine a connection speed between the remote terminal and the client interface; receive a request for a content version from the remote terminal at the client interface; determine, based on the determined connection speed, that the requested content version is too large in size for the remote terminal to provide; access a plurality of content versions located at a server, each content version having a different amount of content, and each content version being optimized for a specific connection speed; automatically select an alternative content version of the plurality of content versions that the remote terminal can provide, based on the determined connection speed; and communicate the selected version from the server to the remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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14. An apparatus, including instructions residing on a machine-readable storage medium, for use in a machine-based system to handle a plurality of instructions, the instructions causing the machine system to perform operations comprising:
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sending a first packet from a client interface to a remote terminal at a first time; receiving at the client interface a second packet from the remote terminal at a second time; determining a response time of the remote terminal at the client interface based on a time period between the first time and the second time; using said response time to determine information related to a connection speed between the remote terminal and the client interface; receiving a request, from the remote terminal, for a content version included in a plurality of different content versions, wherein each of the different content versions has a different amount of information and is optimized for a specific connection speed; upon determining that the requested content version is too large in size for the remote terminal to provide based on said determined connection speed, automatically selecting a content version, that is different from a requested content version, from said plurality of content versions; and providing the remote terminal with the selected content version. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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