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Software and method for automatically pre-fetching additional data objects referenced by a first data object

  • US 20020124055A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2000
  • Published: 09/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1994
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a user station configured for communications with a multiplicity of independently-operated data sources via a non-proprietary network, comprising:

  • receiving a first data object from one of the data sources; and

    , automatically pre-fetching a plurality of additional data objects of arbitrary type referenced by the first data object from respective other ones of the independently-operated data sources identified by information embedded in the first data object.

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