US 12,003,566 B2
System providing faster and more efficient data communication
Derry Shribman, Tel Aviv (IL); and Ofer Vilenski, Moshav Hadar Am (IL)
Assigned to BRIGHT DATA LTD., Netanya (IL)
Filed by BRIGHT DATA LTD., Netanya (IL)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,572.
Application 14/025,109 is a division of application No. 12/836,059, filed on Jul. 14, 2010, granted, now 8,560,604, issued on Oct. 15, 2013.
Application 18/112,572 is a continuation of application No. 17/332,001, filed on May 27, 2021, granted, now 11,616,826, issued on Mar. 28, 2023.
Application 17/332,001 is a continuation of application No. 16/600,504, filed on Oct. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,044,341, issued on Jun. 22, 2021.
Application 16/600,504 is a continuation of application No. 16/278,105, filed on Feb. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,469,628, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 16/278,105 is a continuation of application No. 15/957,950, filed on Apr. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,225,374, issued on Mar. 5, 2019.
Application 15/957,950 is a continuation of application No. 14/025,109, filed on Sep. 12, 2013, granted, now 10,069,936, issued on Sep. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/249,624, filed on Oct. 8, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2023/0199053 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/01 (2022.01); H04L 41/046 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/1001 (2022.01); H04L 67/1023 (2022.01); H04L 67/1061 (2022.01); H04L 67/1074 (2022.01); H04L 67/142 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04L 67/563 (2022.01); H04L 67/564 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/01 (2022.05) [H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 67/1001 (2022.05); H04L 67/1023 (2013.01); H04L 67/1063 (2013.01); H04L 67/108 (2013.01); H04L 67/142 (2013.01); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04L 67/563 (2022.05); H04L 67/564 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for use with a web server that stores a first content identified by a first content identifier that comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), the method comprising:
storing, in a first server, a list of IP addresses
executing, by the first server, a server operating system;
receiving, by the first server from a first client device over the Internet, the first content identifier;
selecting, by the first server, an IP address from the list according to a criterion, in response to the receiving of the first content identifier;
fetching, by the first server from the web server over the Internet, using the selected IP address, the first content; and
sending, by the first server to the first client device over the Internet, the fetched first content, or a part thereof,
wherein the first server is not a client device.