Managing content to constrained devices
First Claim
1. A method of delivering content to a plurality of mobile devices, the method comprising at least the steps of:
- receiving requests for content from a plurality of users of the mobile devices, each request including criteria for selecting content;
for each of the mobile devices, receiving up-to-date information from the mobile device regarding a quantity of content that the mobile device is prepared to receive;
for each of the mobile devices, selecting a select set of content using the criteria and the information;
for each of the mobile devices, transmitting the select set of content to the mobile device; and
for each of the mobile devices, repeating at least a plurality of times the steps of receiving the up-to-date information, selecting the select set of content, and transmitting the select set of content.
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Abstract
Content is managed and delivered to mobile devices, often through a wireless network. Mobile devices have content management software containing instructions to receive and manage content at the mobile device. Content management servers select and manage content and transmit content to the mobile devices, receiving requests for content, and up-to-date information regarding quantity of content to be transmitted. Up-to-date information regarding quantity is repeatedly sent and received, and content is repeatedly selected and transmitted using the information to make selections. Specific embodiments provide methods, systems, and devices for automatically managing content to increase the probability that the user is gaining access to the content they want to see and for decreasing the chance that the delivery of content is tying up limited resources of mobile devices.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of delivering content to a plurality of mobile devices, the method comprising at least the steps of:
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receiving requests for content from a plurality of users of the mobile devices, each request including criteria for selecting content;
for each of the mobile devices, receiving up-to-date information from the mobile device regarding a quantity of content that the mobile device is prepared to receive;
for each of the mobile devices, selecting a select set of content using the criteria and the information;
for each of the mobile devices, transmitting the select set of content to the mobile device; and
for each of the mobile devices, repeating at least a plurality of times the steps of receiving the up-to-date information, selecting the select set of content, and transmitting the select set of content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile device for receiving content through a wireless communication network, the mobile device comprising content management software comprising instructions to:
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transmit up-to-date information from the mobile device to a content management server via the wireless communication network, wherein the information identifies a quantity of content that the mobile device is prepared to receive;
receive a select set of content at the mobile device from the management server via the wireless communication network; and
repeat at least a plurality of times the instructions to transmit the up-to-date information and receive the select set of content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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