MOBILE NETWORK BACKGROUND TRAFFIC DATA MANAGEMENT WITH OPTIMIZED POLLING INTERVALS

• US 20130010693A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Luna, Michael, Tervahauta, Mikko
• Granted Patent: US 9,100,873 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• 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 with a mobile device to optimize connections made at the mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

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

wherein, the data that is batched includes non user-interactive data of the mobile clients.

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

3. 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.

4. A method for managing data transfer with 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 adjusted polling interval for the first service is used in aligning traffic during operation of the first and second services when the backlight of the mobile device is off.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, the adjusted polling interval is a factor or denominator of the polling interval of the second device.

6. The method of claim 4,

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.

7. The method of claim 4, 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.

8. The method of claim 4, 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.

9. The method of claim 4,

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

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.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein, the first and second services are accessed on the mobile device and serviced by distinct hosts;

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.

11. The method of claim 4, further comprising, selecting a mutual starting point in time for a first poll of the distinct hosts servicing the first and second services.

12. The method of claim 4, 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.

13. The method of claim 9, 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.

14. A system for managing data transfer with 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;

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 from access of the first and second services on the mobile device.

15. A method for aligning data transfer to optimize connections established with a mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

detecting, at a first instance, a first dataset associated with the mobile device;

detecting, at a second instance, a second dataset associated with 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;

wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered responsive to detecting time criticality of the second data set or an application which the second data set is associated.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, the backlight of the mobile device is off at the first instance.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein, the first and second instances occur at different times;

wherein, the first and second datasets are directed to different web services.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein, the recipient is a mobile device;

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

19. A method for aligning data transfer with mobile device to optimize connections made at the mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

batching data of multiple transactions from 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;

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

20. A method for aligning data transfer with a mobile device to optimize connections made at the mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

batching data of multiple transactions from 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 when the mobile device is in background mode.

21. A method for aligning data transfer with a mobile device to optimize connections made at the mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

transmitting data of multiple transactions associated with mobile clients on the mobile device for communication over the wireless network such that a connection need not be established with the mobile device every time each of the multiple transactions occurs;

wherein, the data for the multiple transactions are batched for transmission when backlight of the mobile device is off.

22. A method for aligning data transfer with a mobile device to optimize connections made at the mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

batching data of multiple transactions associated with mobile clients on the mobile device for transmission over the wireless network;

wherein, the data of the multiple transactions is sent in a single transaction over a single instantiation of wireless network connectivity at the mobile device.

23. A method for aligning data transfer with a mobile device to optimize connections made at the mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

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

wherein, the data of the multiple transactions are generated by different clients on the mobile device.

24. A method for aligning data transfer with a mobile device to optimize connections at the mobile device in a wireless network, the method, comprising:

batching data of multiple transactions from mobile clients for transmission over the wireless network such that a connection need not be established at the mobile device every time each of the multiple transactions occurs;

wherein, the data of the multiple transactions that are batched includes content associated with different web services.

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

polling a first service at a first polling interval based on a polling interval of a second service;

wherein the first polling interval for the first service is used in aligning traffic with due to operation of first and second services;

wherein, the operation of the first and second services generates background data in the traffic that is aligned.

26. A method for aligning data transfer to optimize connections established to communicate with a mobile device over a wireless network, the method, comprising:

receiving, at a first instance, a first dataset for the mobile device;

receiving, at a second instance, a second dataset for 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;

wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered based on a level of priority of the second data set.

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

detecting, at a first instance, a first dataset associated with the mobile device;

detecting, at a second instance, a second dataset associated with the mobile device;

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

wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered in accordance with a higher level of priority of the second data set.