Software and method for automatically pre-fetching additional data objects referenced by a first data object
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method for operating a user station configured for communications with a multiplicity of independently-operated data sources via a non-proprietary network includes steps of 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. Corresponding software is also described.
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Software stored on a computer-readable storage medium at a user station that is configured for communications with a multiplicity of independently-operated data sources via a non-proprietary network, comprising:
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a fetch function for fetching a first data object from one of the data sources; and
,a pre-fetch function for 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. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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