Patent ID: 7716332
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for facilitating communication between a user and a network of information items, comprising: a remote data storage device for storing the information items, wherein the information items are stored in the form of pages, and wherein the pages contain a plurality of links to other information items; a multi-layer architecture comprising: wherein the first probability is calculated based solely on the actions of the single particular user during a past navigation and not as a member of a larger set of users, wherein the probability calculation module is further configured to calculate a second probability, the second probability being based on selection data of at least one link from a plurality of users, the probability being used to determine a likelihood that another user will select the at least one link, such that in response to the probability meeting a predetermined threshold, data related to the link will be retrieved prior to the another user selecting the link.