公开(公告)号：US06282239B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-28

申请号：US09498294

申请日：2000-02-04

申请人： Joseph Raymond Thompson

发明人： Joseph Raymond Thompson

IPC分类号： H04B346

CPC分类号： H04L1/24

摘要： A method and apparatus for testing a modem line in a data processing system, wherein the data processing system includes a modem having an input for a modem line. The input is tested to determine an electrical connection network is present.

公开(公告)号：US06278729B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-21

申请号：US08797901

申请日：1997-02-10

申请人： Joseph Raymond Thompson

发明人： Joseph Raymond Thompson

IPC分类号： H04B1700

CPC分类号： H04L1/24

摘要： A method and apparatus for testing a modem line in a data processing system, wherein the data processing system includes a modem having an input for a modem line. The input is tested to determine an electrical connection network is present.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在数据处理系统中测试调制解调器线路的方法和装置，其中所述数据处理系统包括具有用于调制解调器线路的输入的调制解调器。 测试输入以确定存在电气连接网络。

公开(公告)号：US6119161A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US808264

申请日：1997-02-28

申请人： Christian Lita ,  Joseph Raymond Thompson

发明人： Christian Lita ,  Joseph Raymond Thompson

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04L61/2046 ,  G06Q20/027 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12216 ,  H04L29/12264 ,  H04L29/1232 ,  H04L29/12924 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L61/2092 ,  H04L61/6063

摘要： A method of managing connection requests from an application supported on a client. The client has a modem connectable to at least one server via a dialup computer network. According to the method, a list is maintained of the local Internet Protocol (IP) addresses assigned as modem connections are established to the dialup computer network during a session. The list is preferably in Last In, First Out (LIFO) order and includes a latest IP address as the last entry and one or more stale IP addresses. In response to a connection request associated with a stale IP address, the stale IP address is mapped to the latest IP address. The connection request is then redirected using the latest IP address. Preferably, client supports a proxy server which services the connection request locally if possible to avoid network traffic.

摘要翻译： 一种从客户端支持的应用程序管理连接请求的方法。 客户端具有通过拨号计算机网络可连接至少一个服务器的调制解调器。 根据该方法，在会话期间，为拨号计算机网络建立调制解调器连接所分配的本地因特网协议（IP）地址的列表。 该列表最好在“最后输入”（First In，First Out（LIFO））顺序中，并包括最新的IP地址作为最后一个条目和一个或多个不正确的IP地址。 响应与过期IP地址相关联的连接请求，过期的IP地址映射到最新的IP地址。 然后使用最新的IP地址重定向连接请求。 优选地，客户机支持代理服务器，如果可能，本地服务于连接请求以避免网络流量。

公开(公告)号：US5961602A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-05

申请号：US797902

申请日：1997-02-10

申请人： Joseph Raymond Thompson ,  Viktors Berstis

发明人： Joseph Raymond Thompson ,  Viktors Berstis

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1008 ,  G06F17/30902 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/125 ,  H04L47/19 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/101 ,  H04L67/1012 ,  H04L67/1014 ,  H04L67/1017 ,  H04L67/1023 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L2029/06054 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1034 ,  H04L67/2847 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A method of retrieving Web content from a plurality of Web servers for delivery to a Web client connectable to the World Wide Web via a communication link. The Web client is preferably a data processing system connectable to a television or other conventional monitor to provide low cost Internet access. The method begins by having the user define a set of one or more servers from which content is desired to be retrieved and stored in the cache. These servers are preferably identified by a "list" of favorite Web sites. A test is then made to determine whether a given download period has terminated. Typically, this download period occurs during an "off" period, such as in the middle of the night, to avoid traffic congestion at the Web server sites. If the given download period has not terminated, a determination is then made of an activity level for the communication link as content is being downloaded to the cache from the one or more servers. If the activity level for the communication link is less than a given threshold level, additional requests for content are issued to the cache according to a so-called "fairness policy" that ensures that content from as many sites as possible is downloaded during the download period.

摘要翻译： 一种从多个Web服务器检索Web内容的方法，用于经由通信链路递送到可连接到万维网的Web客户端。 Web客户端优选地是可连接到电视或其他常规监视器的数据处理系统，以提供低成本的因特网接入。 该方法开始于使用户定义要从其中检索内容并将其存储在高速缓存中的一个或多个服务器的集合。 这些服务器最好由最喜爱的网站的“列表”来标识。 然后进行测试以确定给定的下载周期是否已终止。 通常，此下载期间在“关闭”期间（例如半夜）发生，以避免Web服务器站点的流量拥挤。 如果给定的下载时间段尚未终止，则随着内容正在从一个或多个服务器下载到高速缓存，则确定通信链路的活动级别。 如果通信链路的活动级别小于给定的阈值级别，则根据所谓的“公平策略”，向高速缓存发出附加的内容请求，以确保在下载期间下载尽可能多的站点的内容 期。

公开(公告)号：US07020700B1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-28

申请号：US08808286

申请日：1997-02-28

申请人： Craig Alan Bennett ,  Christian Lita ,  James Lyle Peterson ,  Joseph Raymond Thompson

发明人： Craig Alan Bennett ,  Christian Lita ,  James Lyle Peterson ,  Joseph Raymond Thompson

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/22 ,  H04L63/0281 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/289 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/162 ,  H04L69/168 ,  H04L69/32

摘要： An Internet client is provided with a SOCKS server. The client comprises a processor having an operating system, and a suite of one or more Internet tools. The SOCKS proxy server includes means for intercepting and servicing connection requests from the Internet tools. Preferably, the proxy server has a predetermined Internet Protocol address, preferably the loopback address. If the loopback address is not available on the protocol stack, a redirecting mechanism is used to redirect connection requests associated with stale IP addresses to a current IP address. The SOCKS server includes a filtering mechanism for filtering connection requests to particular servers, and a monitoring mechanism for monitoring network IP activity.

摘要翻译： 一个互联网客户端提供了一个SOCKS服务器。 客户机包括具有操作系统的处理器和一个或多个互联网工具的套件。 SOCKS代理服务器包括用于拦截和维护来自Internet工具的连接请求的装置。 优选地，代理服务器具有预定的因特网协议地址，优选地是环回地址。 如果协议栈中的环回地址不可用，则使用重定向机制将与过期IP地址相关联的连接请求重定向到当前IP地址。 SOCKS服务器包括用于过滤对特定服务器的连接请求的过滤机制，以及用于监控网络IP活动的监视机制。

公开(公告)号：US6115745A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-05

申请号：US977750

申请日：1997-11-25

申请人： Viktors Berstis ,  Joseph Raymond Thompson

发明人： Viktors Berstis ,  Joseph Raymond Thompson

IPC分类号： G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/325 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/2842

摘要： A method of managing a plurality of client machine "Web agents" vying for a resource in a computer network having a central authority. The resource may be a limited number of telephone connections in a dialup telephone network. At each client machine, a map of available agent start times is generated based on resource usage statistics and given scheduling criteria distributed by the central authority. Using this information, an available agent start time is selected at random from the map. This start time is then set as a "regular" start time at which the particular agent initiates some agent activity on behalf of a user of the client machine. If, however, the client machine is unable to obtain access to the resource according to a given criteria, the map of available agent start times is then regenerated to enable the agent associated with the client machine to reschedule itself to a new start time for the agent activity. Thus, each agent performs its own scheduling based on the resource usage statistics and/or given scheduling criteria distributed from the central authority.

摘要翻译： 一种管理多个客户端机器“Web代理”的方法，该计算机代理在具有中央权限的计算机网络中争夺资源。 资源可以是拨号电话网络中有限数量的电话连接。 在每个客户端机器上，可以根据资源使用统计信息和中心机构分配的调度准则生成可用代理启动时间的映射。 使用该信息，从地图中随机选择可用的代理开始时间。 然后将该开始时间设置为代表客户机的用户启动某些代理活动的“常规”开始时间。 然而，如果客户端计算机根据给定的标准无法获取对资源的访问，则可以重新生成可用代理启动时间的映射，以使与客户机相关联的代理重新安排自身到新的开始时间 代理活动。 因此，每个代理基于从中央机构分发的资源使用统计和/或给定的调度准则来执行其自己的调度。