Method and apparatus for dynamic data flow control using prioritization of data requests
First Claim
1. A flow control server computer for processing data requests, comprising:
- a memory operable to receive and store a data request issued by a user;
a priority criteria processor operable to determine a relative importance of the data request in accordance with priority information, the priority criteria processor operable to assign a priority value to the data request in response to the relative importance, the data request being stored in the memory with other data requests in accordance with the priority value of the data request, the priority criteria processor operable to select an initial one of a plurality of filtered versions of content requested by the data request based on one or more of a communication bandwidth available to the user, a type of content being requested, and a length of time to process the data request, the priority criteria processor operable to subsequently provide a replacement one of the plurality of filtered versions of content based on one or more of the communication bandwidth available to the user, the type of content being requested, and the length of time to process the data request.
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Abstract
A data center (14) receives a request (22) for content from a browser (12) on a client (11). The data center determines whether the requested content is available at the data center. The content is available when the content is both present at the data center and current. The content may be expired and marked as non-available in response to an expiration command (24). When the requested content is available at the data center, the data center returns the requested content to the data center. When the requested content is locally unavailable at the data center, the requested content is retrieved from an origin server (18). The retrieval of the content from the origin server may be delayed based on the processing load at the origin server. When retrieval of the content is delayed, the request is prioritized and placed in a queue for handling by the origin server based on the priority of the request. Also, when retrieval of the content is delayed, a status page may be communicated to the browser to inform a user of the delay and provide alternate content (139) and status information related to the request determined as a function of the request or the current state of the origin server.
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20 Claims
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1. A flow control server computer for processing data requests, comprising:
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a memory operable to receive and store a data request issued by a user; a priority criteria processor operable to determine a relative importance of the data request in accordance with priority information, the priority criteria processor operable to assign a priority value to the data request in response to the relative importance, the data request being stored in the memory with other data requests in accordance with the priority value of the data request, the priority criteria processor operable to select an initial one of a plurality of filtered versions of content requested by the data request based on one or more of a communication bandwidth available to the user, a type of content being requested, and a length of time to process the data request, the priority criteria processor operable to subsequently provide a replacement one of the plurality of filtered versions of content based on one or more of the communication bandwidth available to the user, the type of content being requested, and the length of time to process the data request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for processing data requests, comprising:
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receiving a data request from a user; determining a relative importance of the data request in accordance with priority information; assigning a priority value to the data request in response to the relative importance; storing the data request with other data requests in accordance with the priority value of the data request; selecting one of a plurality of filtered versions of content requested by the data request based on one or more of a communication bandwidth available to the user, a type of content being requested, and a length of time to process the data request; subsequently provide a replacement one of the plurality of filtered versions of content based on one or more of the communication bandwidth available to the user, the type of content being requested, and the length of time to process the data request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including code for processing data requests, the code operable to:
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receive a data request from a user; determine a relative importance of the data request in accordance with priority information; assign a priority value to the data request in response to the relative importance; store the data request with other data requests in accordance with the priority value of the data request; select one of a plurality of filtered versions of content requested by the data request based on one or more of a communication bandwidth available to the user, a type of content being requested, and a length of time to process the data request; subsequently provide a replacement one of the plurality of filtered versions of content based on one or more of the communication bandwidth available to the user, the type of content being requested, and the length of time to process the data request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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