Method and apparatus to retrieve information in a network
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1. A method to retrieve information, comprising:
- receiving a first request for information from a client at a network node over a first connection;
establishing a second connection to retrieve said information;
detecting that said first connection is terminated prior to retrieval of said information over said second connection;
retrieving said information over said second connection;
receiving a second request at the network node for said information over a third connection;
determining whether said second request matches said first request, including whether said second request is from said client;
sending said information over said third connection in accordance with said determination; and
deleting said information at the network node upon delivery of said information to said client.
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Abstract
An improved method and apparatus to retrieve information over a network is described.
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18 Claims
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1. A method to retrieve information, comprising:
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receiving a first request for information from a client at a network node over a first connection; establishing a second connection to retrieve said information; detecting that said first connection is terminated prior to retrieval of said information over said second connection; retrieving said information over said second connection; receiving a second request at the network node for said information over a third connection; determining whether said second request matches said first request, including whether said second request is from said client; sending said information over said third connection in accordance with said determination; and deleting said information at the network node upon delivery of said information to said client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to retrieve information in a network, comprising:
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receiving a first request for information from a first network node at a second network node over a first connection; sending said first request over a second connection to a third network node; receiving a notice that said first connection is terminated prior to retrieval of said information over said second connection; receiving said information over said second connection at said second network node; receiving a second request for said information over a third connection at said second network node; determining whether said second request matches said first request, including whether said second request is from said first network node; sending said information over said third connection to said first network node; and deleting said information at the second network node upon delivery of said information to said first network node. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article comprising:
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a storage medium; said storage medium including stored instructions that, when executed by a processor, result in receiving a first request for information from a client at a network node over a first connection, establishing a second connection to retrieve said information, detecting that said first connection is terminated prior to retrieval of said information over said second connection, retrieving said information over said second connection, receiving a second request for said information at the network node over a third connection, determining whether said second request matches said first request including whether said second request is from said client, sending said information over said third connection in accordance with said determination, and deleting said information at the network node upon delivery of said information to said client. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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