Patent ID: 9607097
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method implemented on a machine having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for fault tolerant content delivery, the method comprising: receiving a first request from a user for customized content on the network, the first request for the customized content comprising identification information related to the user, wherein the customized content is customized based on the identification information; determining whether generic content related to the customized content is available in a cache; responsive to a determination that the generic content is not available in the cache, sending a second request to a content server for the generic content, wherein the second request is based on the first request without the identification information; storing the generic content in the cache, wherein the generic content is associated with an expiration time; forwarding the first request over the network to the content server; and when the customized content is not received from the content server within a specified period of time, obtaining the generic content from the cache, and sending the generic content to the user in response to the first request.