METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-LEVEL DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION CACHE MANAGEMENT IN A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT

• US 20090157834A1
• Filed: 12/11/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: KRISHNASWAMY, Dilip
• Granted Patent: US 9,391,789 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

Methods and systems for updating memory content in a mobile client are disclosed. For example, an exemplary method includes maintaining a list of first attributes relating to a set of first messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of first messages resides on the mobile client, maintaining a list of second attributes relating to set of second messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of second messages does not reside on the mobile client, identifying target attributes associated with a message request by the mobile client, selecting by the mobile client a selected message from one of the set of first messages and the set of second messages by applying a set of selection rules to the target attributes, and in the situation where a second message is selected, requesting the selected second message from a remote server using a wireless link.

Claims

1. A method for updating memory content in a mobile client, comprising:

maintaining a list of first attributes relating to a set of first messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of first messages resides on the mobile client;

maintaining a list of second attributes relating to set of second messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of second messages does not reside on the mobile client;

identifying target attributes associated with a message request by the mobile client;

selecting by the mobile client a selected message from one of the set of first messages and the set of second messages by applying a set of selection rules to the target attributes; and

in the situation where a second message is selected, requesting the selected second message from a remote server using a wireless link.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading the requested message onto the mobile client via a wireless link.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein downloaded message is stored in a cache of the mobile client

4. The method of claim 2, wherein selected second message is upgraded to the set of first messages and stored on the mobile client.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the selected second message is not upgraded to the set of first messages.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the types of attributes for each message include meta-data.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of selecting is based on a dynamically changeable set of attributes.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cumulative user action count, a cumulative user action count being a number of times an existing message has invoked a user action.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cumulative message served count per day, a message served count per day being a number of times an existing message has already been served to the user in a given day.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cache miss state match indicator, a cache miss state match indicator relating to an instance where an application on the mobile client request a particular message type, but none of the first messages match the application gating criteria.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the dynamically changeable set of weights change based on at least a time that a particular message has been available for viewing by the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the dynamically changeable set of attributes change based on at least a number of times that a particular message has been displayed by the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection rules include at least one parametric equation.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein each message of the set of second messages is weighted lower than those messages of the set of first message as a function of being stored off-board of the mobile client.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection rules are dynamically changeable based on a network connectivity of the mobile client to a message server.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the selection rules are dynamically changeable to exclude message of the set of second messages from being selected based on a poor network connectivity of the mobile client to the message server.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the selection rules are dynamically changeable based on a threshold network connectivity of the mobile device to a message server.

18. A method for determining display information in a first device having at least two sources of information including a first source and a second source, and wherein the second source has a substantially variable data throughput connectivity, comprising:

selecting by the first device a message from either the first source or the second source based on the data throughput connectivity of the second source to the first device, the message not being either of an indicator of the data throughput connectivity of the second source or a null message; and

displaying the selected message to a user.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first source is a local cache memory, and the selected message resides in the first source.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the selected message was previously derived from the second source and stored in the first source.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the second source is a remote server servicing a plurality of first apparatuses having similar or the same physical construction as the first device.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the second source is a remote server connected via a wireless link.

23. A mobile client capable of updating its internal memory, comprising:

means for maintaining a list of first attributes relating to a set of first messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of first messages resides on the mobile client;

means for maintaining a list of second attributes relating to set of second messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of second messages does not reside on the mobile client;

means for identifying target attributes associated with a message request by the mobile client;

means for selecting a selected message from one of the set of first messages and the set of second messages by applying a set of selection rules to the target attributes, and in the situation where a second message is selected, requesting the selected second message from a remote server using a wireless link.

24. The mobile client of claim 23, further comprising means for downloading the requested message onto the mobile client via a wireless link.

25. The mobile client of claim 24, wherein the types of attributes for each message include meta-data.

26. The mobile client of claim 24, wherein the mobile client is configured to select message based on a dynamically changeable set of attributes.

27. The mobile client of claim 26, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cumulative user action count, a cumulative user action count being a number of times an existing message has invoked a user action.

28. The mobile client of claim 26, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cumulative message served count per day, a message served count per day being a number of times an existing message has already been served to the user in a given day.

29. The mobile client of claim 26, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cache miss state match indicator, a cache miss state match indicator relating to an instance where an application on the mobile client request a particular message type, but none of the first messages match the application gating criteria.

30. The mobile client of claim 26, wherein the dynamically changeable set of weights change based on at least a time that a particular message has been available for viewing by the mobile device.

31. The mobile client of claim 26, wherein the dynamically changeable set of attributes change based on at least a number of times that a particular message has been displayed by the mobile device.

32. The mobile client of claim 23, wherein each message of the set of second messages is weighted lower than those messages of the set of first message as a function of being stored off-board of the mobile client.

33. The mobile client of claim 23, wherein the selection rules are dynamically changeable based on a network connectivity of the mobile client to a message server.

34. The mobile client of claim 33, wherein the selection rules are dynamically changeable to exclude message of the set of second messages from being selected based on a poor network connectivity of the mobile client to the message server.

35. A mobile client capable of determining display information and having at least two sources of information including a first source and a second source, and wherein the second source has a substantially variable data throughput connectivity, comprising:

means for selecting a message from either the first source or the second source based on the data throughput connectivity of the second source to the first device, the message not being an either of indicator of the data throughput connectivity of the second source or a null message; and

means for displaying the selected message to a user.

36. The mobile client of claim 35, wherein the first source is a local cache memory, and the selected message resides in the first source.

37. The mobile client of claim 36, wherein the selected message was previously derived from the second source and stored in the first source.

38. The mobile client of claim 36, wherein the second source is a remote server servicing a plurality of first apparatuses having similar or the same physical construction as the first device.

39. The mobile client of claim 38, wherein the second source is a remote server connected via a wireless link.

40. A mobile client capable of updating its internal memory, comprising:

a memory;

a transceiver;

a processor coupled to the memory and transceiver and operable to;

maintain a list of first attributes relating to a set of first messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of first messages resides on the mobile client, the first processing circuitry also configured to maintain a list of second attributes relating to set of second messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of second messages does not reside on the mobile client;

identify target attributes associated with a message request by the mobile client;

select a selected message from one of the set of first messages and the set of second messages by applying a set of selection rules to the target attributes, and in the situation where a second message is selected, requesting the selected second message from a remote server using a wireless link.

41. The mobile client of claim 40, wherein the processor is further operable to download the requested message onto the mobile client via a wireless link.

42. The mobile client of claim 40, wherein the types of attributes for each message include meta-data.

43. The mobile client of claim 40, wherein the processor is further operable to select message based on a dynamically changeable set of attributes.

44. The mobile client of claim 43, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cumulative user action count, a cumulative user action count being a number of times an existing message has invoked a user action.

45. The mobile client of claim 43, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cumulative message served count per day, a message served count per day being a number of times an existing message has already been served to the user in a given day.

46. The mobile client of claim 43, wherein at least one dynamically changeable attribute includes a cache miss state match indicator, a cache miss state match indicator relating to an instance where an application on the mobile client request a particular message type, but none of the first messages match the application gating criteria.

47. The mobile client of claim 43, wherein the dynamically changeable set of weights change based on at least a time that a particular message has been available for viewing by the mobile device.

48. The mobile client of claim 43, wherein the dynamically changeable set of attributes change based on at least a number of times that a particular message has been displayed by the mobile device.

49. The mobile client of claim 40, wherein each message of the set of second messages is weighted lower than those messages of the set of first message as a function of being stored off-board of the mobile client.

50. The mobile client of claim 40, wherein the selection rules are dynamically changeable based on a network connectivity of the mobile client to a message server.

51. The mobile client of claim 50, wherein the selection rules are dynamically changeable to exclude message of the set of second messages from being selected based on a poor network connectivity of the mobile client to the message server.

52. A mobile client capable of determining display information and having at least two sources of information including a first source and a second source, and wherein the second source has a substantially variable data throughput connectivity, comprising:

a memory;

a transceiver;

a processor coupled to the memory and transceiver and operable to;

select a message from either the first source or the second source based on the data throughput connectivity of the second source to the first device, the message not being an indicator of either of the data throughput connectivity of the second source or a null message; and

display circuitry configured to display the selected message to a user.

53. The mobile client of claim 52, wherein the first source is a local cache memory, and the selected message resides in the first source.

54. The mobile client of claim 53, wherein the selected message was previously derived from the second source and stored in the first source.

55. The mobile client of claim 52, wherein the second source is a remote server servicing a plurality of first apparatuses having similar or the same physical construction as the first device.

56. The mobile client of claim 55, wherein the second source is a remote server connected via a wireless link.

57. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising instructions for;

maintaining a list of first attributes relating to a set of first messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of first messages resides on the mobile client;

maintaining a list of second attributes relating to set of second messages on the mobile client, wherein each of the set of second messages does not reside on the mobile client;

identifying target attributes associated with a message request by the mobile client;

selecting by the mobile client a selected message from one of the set of first messages and the set of second messages by applying a set of selection rules to the target attributes; and

in the situation where a second message is selected, requesting the selected second message from a remote server using a wireless link.

58. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising instructions for;

selecting by the first device a message from either the first source or the second source based on the data throughput connectivity of the second source to the first device, the message not being an indicator of the data throughput connectivity of the second source or a null message; and

displaying the selected message to a user.