Patent ID: 9172674
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, direct a service provider computing system to perform operations comprising: providing, by the service provider computing system, at least one identifier for identifying an embedded resource provided by a content provider computing system; generating, by the service provider computing system, at least one list based, at least in part, on performance information associated with previous requests for the embedded resource, wherein a generated list identifies point of presence servers associated with a class of computing devices; obtaining, by the service provider computing system, a request for content from a client computing device responsive to the at least one identifier for the embedded resource provided by the content provider computing system; determining, by the service provider computing system, a class of client computing devices associated with the client computing device based, at least in part, on an address associated with the client computing device; determining, by the service provider computing system, whether a list of the at least one list is associated with the determined class of computing devices;