Content management

• US 8,352,613 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2010
• Issued: 01/08/2013
• 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): Follansbee, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mejia, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US12/956,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20110072140A1
• Time in Patent Office: 770 Days
• Field of Search: 709/226
• 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 additional content, such as advertisement content or other additional content provided in anticipation of future resource requests, 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 additional content information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, at a content delivery network service provider, a class associated with a subset of client computing devices serviced by the content delivery network service provider, wherein the content delivery network service provider hosts content on behalf of a content provider;

monitoring resource requests for the determined class, wherein the resource requests correspond to requests for a first subset of the content hosted on behalf of the content provider;

automatically determining, by one or more computing devices, additional content information associated with the monitored resource requests for the determined class, wherein the additional content information corresponds to information associated with a second subset of the content hosted on behalf of the content provider;

identifying at least one cache component for receiving the additional content information, wherein the identity of the at least one cache component is determined as a function of the determined class; and

providing the additional content information to the identified cache component,

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices of the content delivery network service provider.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional content information includes advertisement content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional content information includes content provided in anticipation of an additional resource request.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring resource requests for the determined class includes identifying frequently requested content for the determined class and wherein the additional content information is associated with the frequently requested content for the determined class.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional content information comprises a list of additional resources for the determined class.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising verifying availability of the listed additional resources for delivery to the identified at least one cache component.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising obtaining one or more of the listed additional resources if the one or more of the listed additional resources are not available.

16. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

selecting content to be loaded at the at least one cache component based on the list of additional resources;

verifying availability of the listed additional resources for delivery by the at least one cache component; and

obtaining one or more of the listed additional resources at the at least one cache component if the one or more of the listed additional resources are not available.

4. A system comprising:

one or more network points of presence associated with a content delivery network service provider, wherein the content delivery network service provider hosts content on behalf of a content provider and wherein any one or combination of the one or more network points of presence is operable to;

determine a class associated with a subset of client computing devices serviced by the content delivery network service provider;

monitor resource requests for the determined class, wherein the resource requests correspond to requests for a first subset of the content hosted on behalf of the content provider;

automatically determine additional content information associated with the monitored resource requests for the determined class, wherein the additional content information corresponds to information associated with a second subset of the content hosted on behalf of the content provider;

responsive to determining the additional content information, identify at least one cache component for receiving the additional content information, wherein the identity of the at least one cache component is determined as a function of the determined class; and

provide the additional content information to the identified cache component.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the additional content information includes advertisement content.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the additional content information includes content provided in anticipation of an additional resource request.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein monitoring resource requests for the determined class includes identifying frequently requested content for the determined class and wherein the additional content information is associated with the frequently requested content for the determined class.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the additional content information comprises a list of additional resources for the determined class.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the any one or combination of the one or more network points of presence is further operable to verify availability of the listed additional resources for delivery to the identified at least one cache component.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the any one or combination of the one or more network points of presence is further operable to obtain one or more of the listed additional resources if the one or more of the listed additional resources are not available.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the any one or combination of the one or more network points of presence is further operable to:

select content to be loaded at the at least one cache component based on the list of additional resources;

verify availability of the listed additional resources for delivery by the at least one cache component; and

obtain one or more of the listed additional resources at the at least one cache component if the one or more of the listed additional resources are not available.