A distributed object rendering method and system for a collaborative data network is disclosed. The data network, which may include the Internet, has attached computing nodes, including object requestor nodes, object source nodes, and intermediate nodes which may be proxy servers. The method can allow...http://www.google.de/patents/US6438576?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6438576 - Method and apparatus of a collaborative proxy system for distributed deployment of object rendering