Abstract: Techniques for automatically detecting similar subsets (e.g., fragments) in electronic documents such as dynamic content-based data, e.g., web pages. The techniques of the invention may perform a systematic analysis of the web pages with respect to one or more of their information sharing behavior, their personalization characteristics, and their change pattern over time. Thus, the invention may be applied to discover fragments in web pages of web sites that are most beneficial for caching the contents of the web site. The present invention also comprises techniques for publishing electronic documents with automatic fragment detection.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for improved serving of content in a distributed data network. In one aspect of the invention, a technique for delivering content in a client-server system based on a request from a client comprises the following steps/operations. The request is obtained. A performance characteristic of at least one server or at least one cache of the client-server system is determined. Then, a level of data accuracy to be delivered to the client in response to the request is determined. The data accuracy determination is based on: (i) the determined performance characteristic of the at least one server or the at least one cache; and (ii) at least one preference associated with the client. The performance characteristic may comprise a load of the at least one server or the at least one cache. The level of data accuracy may comprise a level of personalization to be delivered to the client in response to the request.

Abstract: Techniques for automatically detecting similar subsets (e.g., fragments) in electronic documents such as dynamic content-based data, e.g., web pages. The techniques of the invention may perform a systematic analysis of the web pages with respect to one or more of their information sharing behavior, their personalization characteristics, and their change pattern over time. Thus, the invention may be applied to discover fragments in web pages of web sites that are most beneficial for caching the contents of the web site. The present invention also comprises techniques for publishing electronic documents with automatic fragment detection.