SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIXED MODE DELIVERY OF DYNAMIC CONTENT TO A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20070288469A1
• Filed: 06/12/2006
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Shenfield, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/423,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20070288469A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for mixed mode delivery of content to a mobile device, the method having the steps of: receiving a subscription message including a filter; storing the filter; sending a subscription identifier; applying the filter to content available on the content provider, thereby producing a content subset; waiting for receipt of a content request; and forwarding the content subset upon receipt of the content request.

Claims

1. A method in a content provider for mixed mode delivery of content comprising the steps of:

receiving a subscription message including a filter;

storing the filter;

sending a subscription identifier;

applying the filter to content available on the content provider, thereby producing a content subset;

waiting for receipt of a content request; and

forwarding the content subset upon receipt of the content request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said content request includes rules to be applied to the content subset, said method further comprising applying said rules to said content subset.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription identifier is sent to a client application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription identifier is sent to a content delivery server.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said content subset is forwarded to said content delivery server.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said content delivery server caches said content subset.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said subscription message is a content request.

8. The method of claim 11 wherein said mixed mode delivery method is performed over pull bearers.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said mixed mode delivery method is performed over push bearers.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of adding a flag to said content provider to indicate said client application is waiting for content.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of discarding expired content prior to said forwarding step.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of replacing old content prior to said forwarding step.

13. A system for mixed mode delivery of content to a mobile device comprising:

a client application on the mobile device, the client application adapted to;

send a subscription message including a filter;

consume content;

identify expired content, and

send a content request when all content for the client application is consumed or has expired; and

a content provider, said content provided adapted to;

receive the subscription message and the filter;

store the filter;

send a subscription identifier;

apply the filter to content available, thereby producing a content subset;

wait for receipt of a content request; and

forward the content subset upon receipt of the content request.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said content request includes rules to be applied to the content subset, said content provider further adapted to apply said rules to the content subset.

15. The system of claim 13, further comprising a content delivery server, the content delivery server adapted to:

receive the subscription identifier from the content provider;

receive and cache the content subset from the content provider;

receive the content request; and

forward the content subset to the client application.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said content request includes rules to be applied to the content subset, said content delivery server further adapted to apply said rules to the content subset.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein said system utilizes pull bearers.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein said system utilizes push bearers.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said content provider is adapted to create a flag to indicate said client application is waiting for content.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said content provider is further adapted to discard expired content.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein said content provider is further adapted to replace old content.

22. A client application on a mobile device for use in a mixed mode delivery system, the client application being characterized by:

means for sending a subscription message including a filter to a content provider;

means for receiving content from the content provider;

means for consuming the content;

means for identifying expired content; and

means for sending a content request when all content for the client application is consumed or has expired.

23. A content provider for use in a mixed mode delivery system, the content provider characterized by:

means for receiving a subscription message and a filter from a client application;

storage means for storing the filter;

communication means for sending a subscription identifier;

means for applying the filter to available content, thereby producing a content subset;

means for waiting for receipt of a content request; and

means for forwarding the content subset upon receipt of the content request.

24. The content provider of claim 23, wherein said content request includes rules to be applied to the content subset, said content provider further having means for applying said rules to the content subset.

25. The content provider of claim 23, further comprising means for creating a flag on the content provider to indicate said client application is waiting for content.

26. The content provider of claim 23, further having means for discarding expired content.

27. The content provider of claim 23, further having means for replacing old content.