Method and system for dynamically pre-positioning content in a network based detecting or predicting user presence

• US 20060253444A1
• Filed: 05/05/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: O'Toole, James, Morris, Stephen, Lapolito, Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 7,610,280 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus are provided for dynamically pre-positioning content from servers located in a network, which may be a content distribution network. The content is pre-positioned on a proxy server, and the pre-positioning is triggered by at least one of the scheduling of an event and the presence of a user. Users commuting between different locations of a company can quickly and easily access the pre-positioned content. This content may be prioritized and pre-positioned, based on a user requiring a specific content at a particular time.

Claims

1. A method for accessing content from one or more servers in a network, the method comprising

triggering pre-positioning of the content based on scheduling of an event;

and

pre-positioning the content to enable the accessing of the content by one or more users.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising triggering the pre-positioning of the content based on user presence detection.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the user presence detection is based on an instant messaging system.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the user presence detection is based on a user badge system.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the user presence detection is based on a user-authentication system

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the user presence detection is based on a telephony network.

7. The method of claim 2 further comprising triggering the pre-positioning of the content based on a predictive user presence.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising prioritizing the content based on at least one of the user presence detection, prediction and the scheduling of the event.

9. A system for accessing content from one or more servers in a network, the system comprising

means for triggering pre-positioning of the content based on scheduling of an event;

means for triggering the pre-positioning of the content based on user presence; and

means for pre-positioning the content to enable the accessing of the content by one or more users.

10. A system for accessing content from one or more servers in a network, the system comprising

an event trigger system for triggering pre-positioning of the content based on scheduling of an event;

an action module for pre-positioning the content to enable the accessing of the content by one or more users; and

a proxy server for storing the content being pre-positioned.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising a user-presence system for triggering pre-positioning of the content based on a user presence.

12. The system of claim 10 further comprises an event retriever for retrieving the schedule of the event.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the user presence system comprises a user presence detector for at least one of detecting and predicting the presence of one or more user, the user requesting access to the content.

14. A machine-readable medium including instructions executable by the processor for accessing content from one or more servers in a network, the machine readable medium comprising

one or more instructions for triggering pre-positioning of the content based on scheduling of an event;

and

one or more instructions for pre-positioning the content to enable the accessing of the content by one or more users.