US 11,758,013 B2
Methods and systems for caching data communications over computer networks
Alan Arolovitch, Brookline, MA (US); Shmuel Bachar, Herzliyya (IL); Dror Moshe Gavish, Shoham (IL); Shahar Guy Grin, Ramat HaSharon (IL); and Shay Shemer, Hod Hasharon (IL)
Assigned to Zephyrtel, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Zephyrtel, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/240,738.
Application 17/240,738 is a continuation of application No. 16/685,717, filed on Nov. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,019,170.
Application 16/685,717 is a continuation of application No. 14/667,071, filed on Mar. 24, 2015, granted, now 10,484,497, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 14/667,071 is a continuation of application No. 13/476,574, filed on May 21, 2012, granted, now 8,990,354, issued on Mar. 24, 2015.
Application 13/476,574 is a continuation of application No. 13/341,619, filed on Dec. 30, 2011, granted, now 8,185,612, issued on May 22, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/428,538, filed on Dec. 30, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2021/0274011 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/167 (2006.01); H04L 67/568 (2022.01); G06F 16/957 (2019.01); H04L 67/14 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01); H04L 67/1061 (2022.01); H04L 67/1074 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/568 (2022.05) [G06F 16/9574 (2019.01); H04L 67/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.05); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04N 21/632 (2013.01); H04L 67/108 (2013.01); H04L 67/1061 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory, computer readable medium having code stored therein for caching multi-session data communications in a computer network, wherein when the code is executed by a processor, the processor performs operations comprising:
(a) receiving, intercepting, or monitoring one or more data sessions between a client computer system in the computer network executing a multi-session application for retrieving a desired content object and one or more metadata services, said client communicating with the one or more metadata services to discover metadata for the content object;
(b) analyzing queries and responses exchanged between the client and the one of more metadata services to discover metadata for the content object;
(c) receiving or intercepting subsequent data sessions between the client and content sources;
(d) identifying a data protocol used by the client computer system and identifying data queries within the data sessions;
(a) (e) identifying the content object or portions thereof requested by the client computer system in the data queries; and
determining if the content object or portions thereof are stored in cache and, if so, sending the content object or portions thereof stored in cache to the client computer system, and, if not, sending the data queries to the content sources, storing data responses from the content sources, and sending the data responses to the client.