METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROXY-BASED CONTENT DISCOVERY AND DELIVERY

• US 20120221697A1
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. (Vivo Communication Technology Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Sainio, Miikka Johannes, Lahtiranta, Atte
• Granted Patent: US 9,854,055 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5681 Pre-fetching or pre-delivering data based on network characteristics

Abstract

An approach is provided for proxy-based content discovery and delivery. A proxy platform determines access information with respect to one or more web resources. The access information associated with a client of a proxy server. The proxy platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the access information to determine a frequency of access of the one or more web resources via the proxy server. The proxy platform then determines to initiate a caching of at least a portion of the one or more web resources at the client based, at least in part, on the frequency of access.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

access information with respect to one or more web resources, the access information associated with a client of a proxy server;

a processing of the access information to determine a frequency of access of the one or more web resources via the proxy server; and

at least one determination to initiate a caching of at least a portion of the one or more web resources at the client based, at least in part, on the frequency of access.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

other access information associated with one or more other clients of the proxy server,

wherein the determination of the frequency of access is further based, at least in part, on the other access information.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

social networking information associated with the client, one or more users of the client, or a combination thereof; and

a processing of the social networking information to select the one or more other clients.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

context information associated with the access information, the client, or a combination thereof,

wherein the determination to initiate the caching of the at least a portion of the one or more web resources is based, at least in part, on the context information.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of the context information to determine at least one location, at least one time, or a combination thereof to cache the at least a portion of the one or more web resources.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an input for specifying a time to update the caching, a frequency of updating the caching, a location for updating the caching, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a monitoring of the one or more web resources for one or more updates; and

a processing of the one or more updates to initiate an updating of the caching of the at least a portion of the one or more web resources.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination to generate at least one notification message of the caching, one or more updates to the caching, the one or more web resources, or a combination thereof; and

a transmission of the at least one notification message to the client.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination to include at least a portion of the caching in the at least one notification message.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the caching is performed as a push operation from the proxy server.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

determine access information with respect to one or more web resources, the access information associated with a client of a proxy server;

process and/or facilitate a processing of the access information to determine a frequency of access of the one or more web resources via the proxy server; and

determine to initiate a caching of at least a portion of the one or more web resources at the client based, at least in part, on the frequency of access.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine other access information associated with one or more other clients of the proxy server,

wherein the determination of the frequency of access is further based, at least in part, on the other access information.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine social networking information associated with the client, one or more users of the client, or a combination thereof; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the social networking information to select the one or more other clients.

14. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine context information associated with the access information, the client, or a combination thereof,

wherein the determination to initiate the caching of the at least a portion of the one or more web resources is based, at least in part, on the context information.

15. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

process and/or facilitate a processing of the context information to determine at least one location, at least one time, or a combination thereof to cache the at least a portion of the one or more web resources.

16. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive an input for specifying a time to update the caching, a frequency of updating the caching, a location for updating the caching, or a combination thereof.

17. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, monitoring of the one or more web resources for one or more updates; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more updates to initiate an updating of the caching of the at least a portion of the one or more web resources.

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine to generate at least one notification message of the caching, one or more updates to the caching, the one or more web resources, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, transmission of the at least one notification message to the client.

19. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine to include at least a portion of the caching in the at least one notification message.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the caching is performed as a push operation from the proxy server.