Shared client-side web caching using globally addressable memory
Patent 6026474 Issued on February 15, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: May 2, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
711/202, Address mapping (e.g., conversion, translation)707/10, Distributed or remote access707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)709/201, DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING709/203, Client/server711/121, Private caches711/147Shared memory area
A shared client-side Web cache is provided by implementing a file system shared between nodes. Each browser application stores cached data in files stored in a globally addressable data store. Since the file system is a shared one, the client-side Web caches are also shared.
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