Content management

• US 8,352,614 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:
  US12/956,647
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078240A1
• Time in Patent Office: 770 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 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 of processing, at a content delivery network service provider, resource requests from one or more pluralities of client computing devices, the method comprising:

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

monitoring resource requests for the determined class;

providing, to a content provider, information regarding the monitored resource requests for the determined class;

obtaining, from the content provider, additional content information associated with the monitored resource requests for the determined class, wherein the additional content information is determined by the content provider;

identifying a second plurality of client computing devices as a function of the determined class; and

automatically providing the additional content information to the second plurality of client computing devices in anticipation of a request from one or more of the second plurality of client computing devices for the additional content information or for content listed in the additional content information.

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

3. 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.

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

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising verifying availability of the listed additional resources for delivery to the second plurality of client computing devices.

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

7. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

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

verifying availability of the listed additional resources for delivery by the second plurality of client computing devices; and

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

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the content provider comprises a third party content provider.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second plurality of client computing devices are different.

10. A method comprising:

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

monitoring resource requests for the determined class;

determining additional content information associated with the monitored resource requests for the determined class;

identifying a second plurality of client computing devices as a function of the determined class; and

automatically providing the additional content information to the second plurality of client computing devices in anticipation of a request from one or more of the second plurality of client computing devices for the additional content information or for content listed in the additional content information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the additional content information includes advertisement content.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the additional content information comprises a list of additional resources for the determined class.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second plurality of client computing devices are different.

14. A system comprising:

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

determine a class associated with a first plurality of client computing devices;

monitor resource requests for the determined class;

provide, to a content provider, information regarding the monitored resource requests for the determined class;

obtain, from the content provider, additional content information associated with the monitored resource requests for the deteimined class, wherein the additional content information is determined by the content provider;

identify a second plurality of client computing devices as a function of the determined class; and

automatically provide the additional content information to the second plurality of client computing devices in anticipation of a request from one or more of the second plurality of client computing devices for the additional content information or for content listed in the additional content information.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the additional content information includes advertisement content.

16. The system of claim 14, 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.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the additional content information comprises a list of additional resources for the detetmined class.

18. The system of claim 17, 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 second plurality of client computing devices.

19. The system of claim 18, 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.

20. The system of claim 17, 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 second plurality of client computing devices based on the list of additional resources;

verify availability of the listed additional resources for delivery by the second plurality of client computing devices; and

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

21. The system of claim 14, wherein the content provider comprises a third party content provider.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein the first and second plurality of client computing devices are different.

23. A system comprising:

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

determine a class associated with a first plurality of client computing devices;

monitor resource requests for the determined class;

determine additional content information associated with the monitored resource requests for the determined class;

identify a second plurality of client computing devices as a function of the determined class; and

automatically provide the additional content information to the second plurality of client computing devices in anticipation of a request from one or more of the second plurality of client computing devices for the additional content information or for content listed in the additional content information.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the additional content information includes advertisement content.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the additional content information comprises a list of additional resources for the determined class.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the first and second plurality of client computing devices are different.