Content management

• US 8,321,568 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Issued: 11/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sivasubramanian, Swaminathan, Richardson, David R., Marshall, Bradley E., Scofield, Christopher L.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAW, PETER C
• Application Number:
  US12/060,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20090248787A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,702 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/203, 709/224, 709/247, 370/328, 370/351
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5681 Pre-fetching or pre-delivering data based on network characteristics

Abstract

A system and method for management and processing of resource requests is provided. A content delivery network service provider determines a class associated with a set of client computing devices and monitors resources requests for the determined class. The content delivery network service provider then identifies at least one cache component for providing content to client computing devices as a function of the determined class. In other embodiments, instead of cache components, the content delivery network service provider identifies a second set of client computing devices as a function of the determined class for providing the content information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

monitoring, at a content delivery network service provider, resource requests during a time window from a first cluster of client computing devices located in a first time zone;

identifying a set of content corresponding to the resource requests from the first cluster in anticipation of resource requests for the identified set of content from a second cluster of client computing devices different from the first cluster, wherein the identified set of content corresponds to frequently requested content for the first cluster;

identifying the second cluster of client computing devices based, at least in part, on a location of the first cluster of client computing devices, wherein the second cluster of client computing devices are identified based, at least in part, on being located in a second time zone different from the first time zone of the first cluster of client computing devices; and

preloading the identified set of content and different content at a cache component authorized to service the second cluster of client computing devices in anticipation of requests for the content from the second cluster of client computing devices during the same time window, but in the second time zone, wherein the different content is associated with the identified set of content.

2. A method comprising:

determining a class associated with a first set of client computing devices;

monitoring resource requests for the determined class, wherein the determined class is associated with resource requests during a time window from the first set of client computing devices located in a first time zone;

identifying a second set of client computing devices as a function of a location of the first set of client computing devices, wherein the second set of client computing devices are identified based, at least in part, on being located in a second time zone different from the first time zone of the first set of client computing devices; and

providing content information related to the monitored resource requests to the second set of client computing devices in anticipation of requests by the second set of client computing devices for content corresponding to the monitored resource requests during the same time window, but in the second time zone, wherein the content information includes identification of frequently requested content for the first set of client computing devices and different content associated with the frequently requested content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the content information comprises the frequently requested content for the first set of client computing devices.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the content information comprises the different content associated with frequently requested content for the determined class.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the content information comprises a list of the frequently requested content for the first set of client computing devices and the different content associated with the frequently requested content.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising verifying availability of the listed content for delivery to the second set of client computing devices.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising obtaining one or more of the listed resources if the one or more of the listed resources are not available.

8. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

selecting content to be loaded at the second set of client computing devices based on the list;

verifying availability of the listed resources for delivery to the second set of client computing devices; and

obtaining one or more of the listed resources if the one or more of the listed resources are not available.

9. A system comprising:

a first network point of presence associated with a content delivery network service provider, wherein the first network point of presence comprises at least one computing device that;

monitors, at the content delivery network service provider, resource requests during a time window from a first cluster of client computing devices located in a first time zone;

identifies a set of content corresponding to the resource requests from the first cluster in anticipation of resource requests for the identified set of content from a second cluster of client computing devices different from the first cluster, wherein the identified set of content corresponds to frequently requested content for the first cluster;

identifies the second cluster of client computing devices based, at least in part, on a location of the first cluster of client computing devices, wherein the second cluster of client computing devices are identified based, at least in part, on being located in a second time zone different from the first time zone of the first cluster of client computing devices; and

preloads the identified set of content and different content at a cache component authorized to service the second cluster of client computing devices in anticipation of requests for the content from the second cluster of client computing devices during the same time window, but in the second time zone, wherein the different content is associated with the identified set of content.