Facilitating content accessibility via different communication formats
First Claim
1. A traffic manager system comprising:
- a memory having stored therein instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions to perform a method comprising;
causing to be stored on a client device information indicative of one or more communication formats via which a client device is capable of communication bysending to the client device a web page having embedded therein one or more of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) test content and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) test content;
based on a response to the test content received from the client device, determining communication capabilities of the client device in terms of whether the client device is capable of communicating via IPv4, IPv6 or both;
storing a result of said determining within a browser cookie; and
sending the browser cookie to the client device;
receiving a content request from the client device, wherein the content request includes the browser cookie; and
redirecting the content request to a server device appropriate for the communication capabilities of the client device based at least in part on the browser cookie.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for facilitating content accessibility via different communication formats are provided. According to one embodiment, a method is provided for directing content requests to an appropriate server. Information indicative of one or more communication formats via which a client device is capable of communication is caused to be stored on a client device by (i) sending to the client device a web page having embedded therein one or more of IPv4 and IPv6 test content; and (ii) based on a response to the test content, determining communication capabilities of the client device. A result of the determination is stored within a browser cookie, which is sent to the client device. A content request is received from the client device that includes the browser cookie. The request is redirected to a server appropriate for the communication capabilities of the client based at least in part on the cookie.
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20 Claims
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1. A traffic manager system comprising:
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a memory having stored therein instructions; a processor coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions to perform a method comprising; causing to be stored on a client device information indicative of one or more communication formats via which a client device is capable of communication by sending to the client device a web page having embedded therein one or more of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) test content and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) test content; based on a response to the test content received from the client device, determining communication capabilities of the client device in terms of whether the client device is capable of communicating via IPv4, IPv6 or both; storing a result of said determining within a browser cookie; and sending the browser cookie to the client device; receiving a content request from the client device, wherein the content request includes the browser cookie; and redirecting the content request to a server device appropriate for the communication capabilities of the client device based at least in part on the browser cookie. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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causing to be stored on a client device, by a traffic manager server, information indicative of one or more communication formats via which a client device is capable of communication by sending to the client device, by the traffic manager server, a web page having embedded therein one or more of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) test content and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) test content; based on a response to the test content received from the client device, determining, by the traffic manager server, communication capabilities of the client device in terms of whether the client device is capable of communicating via IPv4, IPv6 or both; storing, by the traffic manager server, a result of said determining within a browser cookie; and sending, by the traffic manager server, the browser cookie to the client device; receiving, by the traffic manager server, a content request from the client device, wherein the content request includes the browser cookie; and redirecting, by the traffic manager server, the content request to a server device appropriate for the communication capabilities of the client device based at least in part on the browser cookie. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying a set of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a traffic manager server, cause the one or more processor to perform a method comprising:
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causing to be stored on a client device information indicative of one or more communication formats via which a client device is capable of communication by sending to the client device a web page having embedded therein one or more of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) test content and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) test content; based on a response to the test content received from the client device, determining communication capabilities of the client device in terms of whether the client device is capable of communicating via IPv4, IPv6 or both; storing a result of said determining within a browser cookie; and sending the browser cookie to the client device; receiving a content request from the client device, wherein the content request includes the browser cookie; and redirecting the content request to a server device appropriate for the communication capabilities of the client device based at least in part on the browser cookie. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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