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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael L. Spilo, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Networks Associates Technology, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ; G06F 1/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ; G06F 1/730 ;
Abstract
A method for improving the performance and responsiveness of a computer program is presented. The system consists of a read-ahead mechanism that scans current data-sets and reads data-sets referenced within the current data-set prior to any actual request or access to the data set by the system. The determination of which data sets to access is made based upon a prioritization computed either through user defined settings or through heuristic observation of the system's behavior. The present invention has particular value in connection with Internet communications and access to remote data.