Patent ID: 7024465

Claim:
A method for prequeuing files predicted to be desired by a user, comprising: defining a search criterion that, when applied, selects a list of files, such that each file is interrelated to other files in accordance with the context of the search criterion; defining a sort criterion that, when applied sorts the selected files in a user-specified order; receiving a list representing the selected files in the sorted order; automatically transferring files on the list into a local cache, in anticipation of a user selection thereof, files already transferred to the local cache having a shorter delay for review than those which have not been previously transferred to the local cache, an order of file transfer being responsive to the sort criterion, the order of file transfer being further responsive to any change in a user deviation in an order of reviewing the selected files; and receiving a starting point within the list of files, for file review, from the user, such that predicted latencies for sequential file review from any given starting point are reduced.