System and method for packing of small objects for efficient delivery over networks
First Claim
1. A method of requesting and processing a plurality of objects from a server, comprising:
- opening a session with the server;
requesting the plurality of objects from the server, wherein the plurality of objects comprise graphical images displayable on a web page by a web browser;
receiving a response message from the server, the response message containing the plurality of objects packed into the response message;
ending the session with the server after the receiving the response message;
automatically unpacking the plurality of the packed objects contained in the response message for displaying on the web page by the web browser; and
displaying on the web page, the plurality of the unpacked objects comprising the graphical images in a second order provided in the response message, wherein the second order is different from a first order in which the plurality of the packed objects are unpacked from the response message.
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Abstract
A method for requesting and processing a plurality of objects includes requesting a plurality of objects from a server, receiving a response message from the server, the response message containing the plurality of objects packed into the response message, and automatically unpacking the plurality of objects contained in the response message. The server includes an object packing module for packing requested objects into the response message. The client includes a plugin program that interacts with a network browser, in which the plugin program includes an unpacking module for unpacking the packed response message from the server. By delivering the plurality of requested objects in a single response message the objects are delivered over a single communication session thereby avoiding setting up and tearing down a plurality of communication sessions and reducing overhead processing. The objects can be thumbnail images forming the results of a search query.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of requesting and processing a plurality of objects from a server, comprising:
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opening a session with the server; requesting the plurality of objects from the server, wherein the plurality of objects comprise graphical images displayable on a web page by a web browser; receiving a response message from the server, the response message containing the plurality of objects packed into the response message; ending the session with the server after the receiving the response message; automatically unpacking the plurality of the packed objects contained in the response message for displaying on the web page by the web browser; and displaying on the web page, the plurality of the unpacked objects comprising the graphical images in a second order provided in the response message, wherein the second order is different from a first order in which the plurality of the packed objects are unpacked from the response message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A client processor, comprising:
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a processor; a communications module, executed on the processor, configured to open a session with a server, configured to request a plurality of objects from the server, configured to receive a response message from the server, the response message containing the plurality of objects packed into the response message, and configured to end the session with the server after receiving the response message, wherein the objects comprise graphical images displayable on a web page; an unpacking module configured to automatically unpack from the response message the plurality of packed objects; and a browser coupled to the unpacking module, configured to display on the web page the plurality of unpacked objects, wherein the browser is further configured to display on the web page, the plurality of unpacked objects comprising the graphical images in a second order provided in the response message, wherein the second order is different from a first order in which the plurality of the packed objects are unpacked from the response message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of instructions for requesting and processing a plurality of objects from a server, comprising:
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program operations for opening a session with the server; program instructions for requesting the plurality of objects from the server, wherein the objects comprise graphical images displayable on a web page by a web browser; program instructions for receiving a response message from the server, the response message containing the plurality of objects packed into the response message; program instructions for ending the session with the server after the receiving the response message; program instructions for automatically unpacking the plurality of objects contained in the response message for displaying on the web page by a web browser; and program instructions for displaying on the web page, the plurality of unpacked objects comprising the graphical images in a second order provided in the response message, wherein the second order is different from a first order in which the plurality of the packed objects are unpacked from the response message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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