METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RAPID DATA ACQUISITION OVER THE INTERNET

摘要

The present invention includes apparatuses, methods, computer readable media and systems comprising means for rapid data acquisition from a server are discussed herein. This rapid data acquisition can be achieved using a combination of bulk data requests and small data requests. A hybrid approach that uses simultaneous bulk and small data requests can provide random access to data files while achieving the high download speeds of a large data transfer.

主权项

1. A method for downloading a data file from a server, the method comprising:
by a computing device, performing operations for:
receiving a request to access a portion of a data file;determining whether there is a pending bulk data request for the data file and when the requested portion of the data file is expected to be received from the pending bulk data request; andin response to determining that there is a pending bulk data request for the data file, issuing a further data request for the requested portion of the data file.