Viasat, Inc.
Assisted browsing using page load feedback information and hinting functionality

Abstract:

The present application relates to systems, apparatus, and methods of accelerating web transactions. One embodiment includes a method including observing at least a portion of a web page transaction between a computer system and a content server, the web page transaction comprising: a root request for a root web resource, a root response, and at least one child request for a child resource; identifying feedback information based on the observing; communicating the feedback information to a browser assistance server in a communication separate from the web page transaction; transmitting, to the browser assistance server, information regarding a target web page associated with the web page transaction; receiving hint information from the browser assistance server in response to transmitting the information regarding the target web page, the hint information based on the feedback information; and performing a prefetch operation using the hint information.