Queue and load for wireless hotspots
First Claim
1. A method of performing context redirection of download requests, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a download request from a requesting device over a request context;
receiving a download context from the requesting device, the download context differing from the request context;
retrieving content identified in the download request; and
downloading the content to a target device over the download context.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for queuing and downloading content from a network. A user browses a network for content, and informs a scheduler of desired content and download parameters, such as a target end user device and conditions that are to be met before downloading occurs. The scheduler stores the requested content until the target end user device is available and the conditions are satisfied, at which point the content is downloaded to the target end user device. The invention allows a user to browse for content at one point in time and using one device, and to have the content downloaded at a later point in time and possibly to a different device. This allows, for example, the user to browse for content during high cost access times and to retrieve large files during low cost access times.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of performing context redirection of download requests, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a download request from a requesting device over a request context;
receiving a download context from the requesting device, the download context differing from the request context;
retrieving content identified in the download request; and
downloading the content to a target device over the download context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A download scheduler for performing context redirection of download requests, comprising:
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instructions for receiving a download request from a requesting device over a request context;
instructions for receiving a download context from the requesting device, the download context differing from the request context;
instructions for retrieving content identified in the download request; and
instructions for downloading the content to a target device over the download context. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium storing instructions for performing context redirection of download requests, comprising:
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instructions for receiving a download request from a requesting device over a request context;
instructions for receiving a download context from the requesting device, the download context differing from the request context;
instructions for retrieving content identified in the download request; and
instructions for downloading the content to a target device over the download context. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for providing queue-and-forward downloading of content, comprising:
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means for retrieving content identified by a download request;
a content storage cache for storing content identified by the download request; and
a download scheduler for receiving the download requests from a requesting device and for transferring the content identified by the download request from the content storage cache to a target device, the target device differing from the requesting device in at least one of physical device and type of communication channel between the physical device and the download scheduler. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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