| US 7,577,754 B2 | ||
| System and method for controlling access to content carried in a caching architecture | ||
| J J Garcia-Luna-Aceves, San Mateo, Calif. (US); and Bradley R. Smith, Santa Cruz, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Adara Networks, Inc., San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 26, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/845,088. | ||
| Application 09/845088 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/810148, filed on Mar. 15, 2001, granted, now 7,162,539, filed on Jan. 09, 2007. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/200404, filed on Apr. 28, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/200401, filed on Apr. 28, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/200511, filed on Apr. 28, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/200402, filed on Apr. 28, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/200403, filed on Apr. 28, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2002/0026511 A1, Feb. 28, 2002 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/173 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—238 [709/227; 709/245; 709/246; 709/239; 709/242; 709/228; 370/390] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A method, comprising:
directing a client's request for an information object to an information object repository without regard as to whether the
information object is actually stored at the information object repository, wherein the directing includes mapping an address
of a client to the information object repository by executing a Web Information Locator by Distance (WILD) protocol; and
determining, according to information included in a uniform resource locator (URL) whether the client is authorized to receive
the information object.
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