Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing content objects prior to their display is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises a client receiving a content object over a network connection; the client, prior to allowing the content object to be dynamically displayed, examining the content object and changing a portion of the content object to reflect information stored locally to the client, and dynamically displaying the content object changed based on the local information at the client.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2001
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2006
Assignee:
Jibe Networks, Inc.
Inventors:
Dan S. Decasper, Zubin Dittia, Prashanth Mundkur
Abstract: A method and apparatus for content precaching is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises periodically checking servers in a networked environment for new content based on a profile, storing content identified as new on the servers in a cache accessible by an network access gateway, the network access gateway thereafter detecting whether a request is for at least a portion of the identified new content previously stored in the cache, and returning the at least a portion of the identified new content from the cache.