Managing network based content

• US 9,178,955 B1
• Filed: 09/27/2011
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jenkins, Jonathan A., Hill, Peter F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hwang, Joon H
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED
• Application Number:
  US13/246,720
• Time in Patent Office: 1,498 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/226, 709/238
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers

Abstract

A process is provided for providing network content to a client computing device by one or more content providers in conjunction with a network computing provider. The client computing device requests a network resource from the network computing provider. The network computing provider provides the network resource request to a first content provider. The first content provider provides a request for one or more embedded resources associated with the network resource to at least one second content provider on the behalf of the network computing provider. The network computing provider obtains the requested network resource and one or more associated embedded resource from the first content provider and the at least one second content provider. The network computing provider may provide the obtained content to the client computing device for processing.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining, by a network computing provider comprising one or more computing devices configured to execute specific instructions, a client request for a network resource from a client computing device, wherein the network resource is associated with one or more embedded resources;

providing, by the network computing provider, a network computing provider request for the network resource to a content provider separate from the network computing provider, wherein the network computing provider request includes a network component identifier, wherein the network component identifier includes information associated with a network address of the network computing provider and wherein the content provider identifies, responsive to the network computing provider request for the network resource and without receiving a network computing provider request for the one or more embedded resources in connection with the network computing provider request for the network resource, one or more embedded resource identifiers corresponding to the one or more embedded resources, associated with the network resource, to be sent to the network computing provider;

obtaining, by the network computing provider, at least one network resource from the content provider responsive to the network computing provider request;

obtaining, by the network computing provider in response to the network computing provider request to the content provider, the one or more embedded resources associated with the network resource from a content delivery network provider, the one or more embedded resources provided by the content delivery network provider to the network computing provider based on the network component identifier, wherein the embedded resources are provided to the network computing provider responsive to a request for the embedded resources from the content provider to the content delivery network provider based on the identified one or more embedded resource identifiers, and wherein the one or more embedded resources are obtained by the network computing provider without the network computing provider requesting the one or more embedded resources from the content provider or the content delivery network provider; and

providing the network resource and the one or more embedded resources to the client computing device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the client request for the network resource comprises a new browse session request.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein providing the network resource and the one or more embedded resources to the client computing device comprises providing processing results corresponding to a representation of the network resource and the one or more embedded resources to the client computing device for display.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising providing at least one embedded resource availability identifier to the content provider, wherein the at least one embedded resource availability identifier is associated with an availability of the one or more embedded resources at the network computing provider.

5. A system for obtaining network content comprising:

one or more computer processors;

at least one computer memory accessible by at least one of the one or more computer processors; and

a network computing component comprising an executable software module executed by the one or more computer processors, wherein the network computing component is operable to;

obtain a client request for a network resource from a client computing device, wherein the network resource is associated with one or more embedded resources;

provide a network computing component request for the network resource to a first content provider;

obtain, in response to the network computing component request to the first content provider, the one or more embedded resources associated with the network resource from a second content provider, wherein the first content provider determines the one or more embedded resources to be provided to the network computing component responsive to the network computing component request for the network resource and without receiving a network computing component request for the one or more embedded resources in connection with the network computing component request for the network resource, wherein the one or more embedded resources are provided by the second content provider to the network computing component responsive to one or more requests for the one or more embedded resources from the first content provider to the second content provider, and wherein the one or more embedded resources are obtained by the network computing component without the network computing component requesting the one or more embedded resources from the first or second content provider; and

provide the one or more embedded resources to the client computing device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the network computing component is further operable to obtain the network resource from the first content provider responsive to the network computing component request.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more requests for the one or more embedded resources are based on one or more embedded resource identifiers.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more embedded resource identifiers are obtained by the first content provider based on processing of the network resource by the first content provider.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the network computing component is further operable to provide at least one embedded resource availability identifier to the first content provider, wherein the at least one embedded resource availability identifier is associated with an availability of at least one embedded resource at the network computing component.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one embedded resource availability identifier corresponds to a hash or checksum.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one embedded resource availability identifier includes information identifying a version of at least one embedded resource available at the network computing component.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the first content provider is configured to exclude requests for embedded resources available at the network computing component from the one or more requests for one or more embedded resources provided to the second content provider.

13. The system of claim 5, wherein the network computing component is further operable to provide a network component identifier to the first content provider, the network component identifier associated with a network address of the network computing component.

14. The system of claim 5, wherein the network computing component is further operable to provide a resource request token associated with the network computing component request to the first content provider.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the network computing component is further operable to obtain the resource request token from the second content provider.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the network computing component is further operable to associate the one or more embedded resources with the network computing component request based on the resource request token.

17. The system of claim 5, wherein the network resource includes a specification of identifiers corresponding to the one or more embedded resources and wherein the network computing component obtains the one or more embedded resources responsive to the client request for the network resource.

18. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining, by a network computing provider comprising one or more computing devices configured to execute specific instructions, a client request for a network resource from a client computing device, wherein the network resource is associated with one or more embedded resources;

providing, by the network computing provider, a network computing provider request for the network resource to a first content provider;

obtaining, by the network computing provider, the network resource from the first content provider;

obtaining, by the network computing provider in response to the network computing provider request to the first content provider, the one or more embedded resources associated with the network resource from a second content provider, wherein the first content provider determines the one or more embedded resources to be provided to the network computing provider responsive to the network computing provider request for the network resource and without receiving a network computing provider request for the one or more embedded resources in connection with the network computing provider request for the network resource, wherein the one or more embedded resources are provided by the second content provider to the network computing provider responsive to a request for the one or more embedded resources from the first content provider to the second content provider, and wherein obtaining the one or more embedded resources associated with the network resource from a second content provider includes obtaining the one or more embedded resources without requesting the one or more embedded resources from the first or second content provider; and

providing the network resource and the one or more embedded resources to the client computing device.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the second content provider corresponds to a content delivery network provider.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the client request for a network resource comprises a new browse session request.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein providing the network resource and the one or more embedded resources to the client computing device comprises providing processing results corresponding to a representation of the network resource and the one or more embedded resources to the client computing device for display.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the network computing provider is further operable to provide at least one embedded resource availability identifier to the first content provider, wherein the at least one embedded resource availability identifier is associated with an availability of at least one embedded resource at the network computing provider.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 further comprising providing a network component identifier to the first content provider, the network component identifier associated with a network address of the network computing provider.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 further comprising providing a resource request token associated with the network computing provider request to the first content provider.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 24 further comprising obtaining the resource request token from the second content provider.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 25, wherein obtaining the one or more embedded resources associated with the network resource from the second content provider includes only accepting embedded resources associated with a resource request token.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 25 further comprising associating the one or more embedded resources with the network computing provider request based on the resource request token.