Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Pohl

Thomas J. Pohl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System, method, and apparatus for applet caching
    Patent number: 6910066
    Abstract: The present invention involves a system, method, and apparatus for applet caching. The method includes requesting a web page from a server, the web page including an applet tag identifying a first applet for execution; executing the first applet in response to receiving the web page; and determining if a second applet is cached locally based on the execution of the first applet. The present invention also includes a method of applet loading on a client having the steps of requesting a web page from a server, the web page including a cache check to be executed by the client and determining if an applet is cached locally based on the execution of the cache check. The invention further includes a system and apparatus for client caching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Principal Financial Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Pohl