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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
Mark L Lambert, Atherton, CA (US);
Daniel J van der Rijn, San Carlos, CA (US);
David J Kemper, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jay L Verkler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tibco, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus is used for storing and delivering information over the Internet and using Internet technologies. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method and apparatus for maintaining statistics on a server is disclosed. According to an alternative embodiment, a method and apparatus is disclosed for predicting data that a client device may request from a server on a network. In another embodiment of the present invention, a method and apparatus is disclosed for managing bandwidth between a client device and a network. According to yet another embodiment, a method and apparatus is disclosed for validating a collection of data. According to yet another embodiment, a method for providing notification to clients from servers is disclosed.