Methods for reducing latency in network connections and systems thereof

• US 8,984,164 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2010
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Usablenet Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Usablenet Incorporated
• Inventors: Scoda, Enrico
• Primary Examiner(s): SERRAO, RANODHI N
• Application Number:
  US12/927,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20120117253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,589 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/245
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

A method, computer readable medium, and apparatus for reducing latency in network connections include receiving at a proxy server device a first response from one or more server devices in response to a first request from a client device for a network resource stored on the one or more server devices. The proxy server device determines whether or not the first response is a redirect message, and sends a second request to the one or more server devices when the first response includes the first redirect message, such that the sending is performed at least partially based upon the received redirect message.

Claims

1. A method for reducing latency in network connections, the method comprising:

receiving by a proxy server device a response from one or more server devices in response to a request from a client device for a network resource stored on the one or more server devices;

sending another request from the proxy server device to the one or more server devices without providing the response to the client device, wherein the sending is performed at least partially based upon a network address indicated in a redirect message included in the response and the other request includes one or more cookies included in the response merged with one or more other cookies received in one or more prior responses;

repeating by the proxy server device the receiving and sending until the response is determined to include the network resource;

sending by the proxy server device the redirect message including the network address to the client device along with the one or more cookies and the one or more other cookies included in the response when the response is determined to include the network resource; and

receiving by the proxy server device, subsequent to sending the redirect message to the client device, an additional request from the client device, the additional request identifying the network resource based on the network address included in the redirect message.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

forwarding by the proxy server device the additional request to the one or more server devices based on the network address identified in the additional request;

receiving by the proxy server device an additional response from the one or more server devices, the additional response including the network resource; and

sending by the proxy server device the received network resource to the client device.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the network address is one of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or a Uniform Resource Name (URN).

4. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the client device is a mobile client device.

5. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for reducing latency in network connections comprises machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

receiving a response from one or more server devices in response to a request from a client device for a network resource stored on the one or more server devices;

sending another request to the one or more server devices without providing the response to the client device, wherein the sending is performed at least partially based upon a network address indicated in a redirect message included in the response and the other request includes one or more cookies included in the response merged with one or more other cookies received in one or more prior responses;

repeating the receiving and sending until the response is determined to include the network resource;

sending the redirect message including the network address to the client device along with the one or more cookies and the one or more other cookies included in the response when the response is determined to include the network resource; and

receiving, subsequent to sending the redirect message to the client device, an additional request from the client device, the additional request identifying the network resource based on the network address included in the redirect message.

6. The medium as set forth in claim 5, wherein the machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to further perform steps further comprising:

forwarding the additional request to the one or more server devices based on the network address identified in the additional request;

receiving an additional response from the one or more server devices, the additional response including the network resource; and

sending the received network resource to the client device.

7. The medium as set forth in claim 5, wherein the network address is one of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or a Uniform Resource Name (URN).

8. The medium as set forth in claim 5, wherein the client device is a mobile client device.

9. A proxy server apparatus comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors which are configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising:

receiving a response from one or more server devices in response to a request from a client device for a network resource stored on the one or more server devices;

sending another request to the one or more server devices without providing the response to the client device, wherein the sending is performed at least partially based upon a network address indicated in a redirect message included in the response and the other request includes one or more cookies included in the response merged with one or more other cookies received in one or more prior responses;

repeating the receiving and sending until the response is determined to include the network resource;

sending the redirect message including the network address to the client device along with the one or more cookies and the one or more other cookies included in the response when the response is determined to include the network resource; and

receiving, subsequent to sending the redirect message to the client device, an additional request from the client device, the additional request identifying the network resource based on the network address included in the redirect message.

10. The apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

forwarding the additional request to the one or more server devices based on the network address identified in the additional request;

receiving an additional response from the one or more server devices, the additional response including the network resource; and

sending the received network resource to the client device.

11. The apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein the network address is one of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or a Uniform Resource Name (URN).

12. The apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein the client device is a mobile client device.