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A smart browser working in conjunction with a HTTP server that selectively downloads WWW pages into the browser's memory cache. The determination of which pages to download is a function of a probability weight assigned to each link on a Web page. By evaluating that weight to a predetermined browser

A smart browser working in conjunction with a HTTP server that selectively downloads WWW pages into the browser's memory cache. The determination of which pages to download is a function of a probability weight assigned to each link on a Web page. By evaluating that weight to a predetermined browser criteria, only those pages most probably to be downloaded are stored in the browser's memory cache. The download is done in the background while the browser user is viewing the current Web page on the monitor. This greatly enhances the speed with which the viewer can "cruise" the Web while at the same time conserving system resources by not requiring the system to download all the possible links.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method to predict, in a computer network, what information is next to be downloaded from a server into a memory cache of a client computer comprising the steps of:contacting a server as requested by a client computer;retrieving a page of information associated with the

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method to predict, in a computer network, what information is next to be downloaded from a server into a memory cache of a client computer comprising the steps of:contacting a server as requested by a client computer;retrieving a page of information associated with the server address requested, said page of information containing at least one link to other pages of information;displaying the page of information on said client computer;reading a key word containing a probability weight encoded in a tag denoting said link;matching said probability weight with a predetermined criteria residing in the client computer; anddownloading the information associated with said link into the memory cache of said client computer if said probability weight meets said criteria;wherein the access time required to view the next page selected is greatly reduced.