MOBILE NETWORK BACKGROUND TRAFFIC DATA MANAGEMENT WITH OPTIMIZED POLLING INTERVALS

• US 20120158908A1
• Filed: 02/28/2012
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Luna, Michael, Tervahauta, Mikko
• Granted Patent: US 8,539,040 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2876 Pairs of inter-processing entities at each side of the network, e.g. split proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for aligning data transfer to optimize connections established for transmission over a wireless network are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for aligning data transfer to a mobile device to optimize connections made by the mobile device in a cellular network. The method includes batching data received in multiple transactions directed to a mobile device for transmission to the mobile device over the cellular network such that a wireless connection need not be established with the mobile device every time each of the multiple transactions occurs. For example, the data received in the multiple transactions for the mobile device can be sent to the mobile device, in a single transaction over a single instantiation of wireless network connectivity at the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for aligning data transfer from a mobile device to optimize connections made by the mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

batching data received in multiple transactions from mobile clients on the mobile device for transmission over the wireless network such that a connection need not be established with the mobile device every time each of the multiple transactions occurs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the data that is batched includes background data of the mobile clients.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the mobile clients for which the data is batched are operating in background of the mobile device;

wherein, foreground data for other mobile clients operating in the foreground of the mobile device is not batched.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the data for the multiple transactions are batched when the mobile device is in background mode.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, the data for the multiple transactions are batched when backlight of the mobile device is off.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, the data received in the multiple transactions from the mobile device is sent in a single transaction over a single instantiation of wireless network connectivity at the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, the multiple transactions need not occur at the same time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, the multiple transactions for which the data is batched, occur within a time window which is predetermined and dynamically adjustable.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, the data received in the multiple transactions are generated by different clients on the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, the data received in the multiple transactions that are batched is directed to different web services that a user of the mobile device is subscribed to.

11. A method for managing data transfer from a mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

generating an adjusted polling interval for a first service based on a polling interval of a second service;

wherein, the first and second services are accessed on the mobile device and serviced by distinct hosts;

wherein the adjusted polling interval for the first service is used in aligning traffic directed towards the distinct hosts due to operation a mobile device of first and second services.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, the operation of the first and second services includes background data sent when the first and second services are operating in the background.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein, the mobile device is in background mode.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein, the adjusted polling interval is a factor or denominator of the polling interval of the second device.

15. The method of claim 11,

wherein, the adjusted polling interval for the first service is based also on an original polling interval of the first service;

wherein, the adjusted polling interval need not be different from the original polling interval of the first service when the original polling interval of the first service and the polling interval of the second service are factors or denominators of each other.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein, the adjusted polling interval is a multiple of a factor or a multiple of a denominator of the polling interval of the second service.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein, the adjusted polling interval is further determined based on time criticality of traffic from the first service relative to time criticality of traffic from the second service.

18. The method of claim 11,

wherein, the adjusted polling interval is determined by a local proxy on the mobile device in communication with the first and second services through a proxy server,

wherein, the proxy server is coupled to the distinct hosts of the first and second services and is further able to wirelessly communicate with the local proxy of the mobile device;

wherein, the local proxy communicates the adjusted polling interval of the first service to the proxy server for use in aligning the traffic to the mobile device from the distinct hosts.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising, the proxy server polling the distinct hosts servicing the first and second services on the mobile device at a schedule based on the adjusted polling interval of the first service and the polling interval of the second service, such that data is available to be provided to the mobile device the mobile device polls according to the adjusted polling interval.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising, selecting a mutual starting point in time for a first poll of the distinct hosts servicing the first and second services.

21. The method of claim 11, further comprising, communicating the mutual starting point in time for the first poll to the proxy server, wherein, the mutual starting point in time is in the future to compensate for communication delay.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein, the proxy server is further able to wirelessly communicate with additional mobile devices and able to poll additional hosts servicing additional services on the additional mobile devices.

23. A system for managing data transfer from a mobile device in a wireless network, the system, comprising:

a local proxy on the mobile device, the local proxy being able to wirelessly communicate with a proxy server, the proxy server being coupled to the distinct hosts of first and second services on the mobile device;

wherein, the local proxy generates an adjusted polling interval for a first service based on a polling interval of a second service, the adjusted polling interval is being determined in part based on time criticality of traffic for the first service relative to time criticality of traffic for the second service;

wherein, the local proxy communicates the adjusted polling interval to the proxy server for use in aligning, in time, requests directed to the distinct hosts due to access on the mobile device of first and second services.

24. A method for aligning data transfer to optimize connections established to transmit data from a mobile device over a wireless network, the method, comprising:

receiving, at a first instance, a first dataset directed from the mobile device;

receiving, at a second instance, a second dataset directed from the mobile device;

establishing a single wireless connection in the wireless network, to transmit the first and second datasets received at the first and second instances, over the wireless network.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein, the first and second instances occur at different times.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein, the first and second datasets are directed to different web services.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein, the recipient is a mobile device;

wherein, the first and second datasets are sent via different mobile applications on the mobile device.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered responsive to detecting a level of priority of the second data set.

29. The method of claim 24, wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered responsive to detecting a level of priority of a mobile application which originated the second data set.

30. The method of claim 24, wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered responsive to detecting time criticality of the second data set or a mobile application which originated the second data set.