REMOTE ACCESS AND ADMINISTRATION OF DEVICE CONTENT, WITH DEVICE POWER OPTIMIZATION, USING HTTP PROTOCOL

• US 20130047020A1
• Filed: 08/31/2012
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Strauss, Nir, Hershko, Yuval Corey
• Granted Patent: US 9,052,898 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/323
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/329 by task scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile device having an identifier supports a mobile server hosting an HTML web site. The mobile device is power cycled according to an ON-OFF timing defined by timing parameters. An association between the timing parameters and the identifier of the mobile device is provided. A web client sends a request to access the mobile device, using a public mobile device identifier. Optionally, the public mobile device identified is mapped to identify ON-OFF timing parameters of the mobile device, and web client access to the mobile device is controlled based on the ON-OFF timing parameters.

Claims

1. A method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content, comprising:

assigning an assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, wherein the assigning includes associating the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device with a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device;

receiving a HyperText Transfer Protocol request from a web client for access to a content of the mobile device, the HyperText Transfer Protocol request including the mobile device identifier;

obtaining, based on the mobile device identifier, an obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device being the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing; and

controlling web-client access requested by the HyperText Transfer Protocol request to the mobile device based, at least in part, on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

2. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 1, further comprising storing the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device in a database to be retrievable based on the mobile device identifier of the mobile device.

3. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 2, wherein obtaining the ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device includes querying the database, using the mobile device identifier of the mobile device.

4. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 3, wherein receiving the HyperText Transfer Protocol request from the web client is at a web server, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an absolute time signal, the receiving being at the web server and at the web client and at the mobile device, wherein controlling web-client access includes;

sending from the web server to the web client an instruction having a direct address for accessing the mobile device and an instruction for performing the accessing at a time schedule, relative to the absolute time signal, based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

5. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 1, wherein assigning the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, includes selecting, based on an arithmetic function of the identifier of the mobile device, a time schedule among a given plurality of time schedules, and assigning said time schedule as the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

6. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 5, wherein obtaining the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device includes applying said arithmetic function to the mobile device identifier of the mobile device.

7. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 6, wherein receiving the HyperText Transfer Protocol request from the web client is at a web server, and wherein the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device is based on a result of the applying said arithmetic function to the identifier of the mobile device, and wherein controlling web-client access includes:

sending from the web server to the web client an instruction having a direct address for accessing the mobile device and an instruction for performing the accessing at a time schedule based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing relative to an absolute time signal.

8. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 1, wherein receiving the HyperText Transfer Protocol request from the web client is at a web server, and wherein controlling web-client access includes:

sending from the web server to the web client an instruction for performing the accessing at a time schedule based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

9. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 8, wherein controlling web-client access includes sending an access request pending indicator from the web server to the web client, said sending being anywhere in a time interval beginning at the sending of the instruction for performing the accessing and ending at a time based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

10. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 1 for accessing a web site on a mobile device, further comprising:

maintaining a database associating the mobile device identifier with an assigned IP address; and

performing, based on the mobile device identifier in the HyperText Transfer Protocol request, a query of said database associating the mobile device identifier with the assigned IP address, to obtain the assigned IP address, and

wherein controlling web-client access requested by the HyperText Transfer Protocol request to the mobile device includes sending the web client a HyperText Transfer Protocol re-direct request, the HyperText Transfer Protocol re-direct request including the assigned IP address.

11. A method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content, comprising:

receiving at a web client an absolute time signal;

sending a HyperText Transfer Protocol connect request from the web client to a web server, for web client access to a content of a mobile device, the HyperText Transfer Protocol connect request including a mobile device identifier identifying the mobile device;

receiving at the web client, from the web server, an instruction to redirect to an IP address associated with the mobile device, wherein the redirect is at a specific time relative to the absolute time signal; and

sending a HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect from the web client to the mobile device in accordance with the specific time.

12. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving at the web client an access request pending indicator from the web server, said receiving being anywhere in a time interval beginning at the receiving of the instruction to redirect at the specific time ending at a time based on the specific time; and

displaying at the web client a visual status indicator based on the access request pending indicator.

13. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 11, further comprising:

starting a connection time-out timer in association with the sending the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect; and

in response to the connection time-out timer reaching a time-out value prior to receiving at the web client an HyperText Transfer Protocol connected communication corresponding to the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect, performing a query of an information source having a last reported location of the mobile device, and displaying a result of the query.

14. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 11, further comprising:

starting a connection time-out timer in association with the sending the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect; and

in response to the connection time-out timer reaching a time-out value prior to receiving at the web client a HyperText Transfer Protocol connected communication corresponding to the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect, performing an interrogation of a cellular network associated with the mobile device for a last detected cell site location of the mobile device, and displaying a result of the interrogation.

15. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 11, further comprising,

receiving at the web client a HyperText Transfer Protocol connected communication corresponding to the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect;

sending from the web client to the mobile device a request for a mobile device location fix;

starting a location fix time-out timer in association with the sending to the mobile device the request for the mobile device location fix; and

in response to the location fix time-out timer reaching a time-out value prior to receiving at the web client the mobile device location fix corresponding to the request for the mobile device location fix, performing an interrogation of a cellular network associated with the mobile device for a current detected cell site location of the mobile device, and displaying a result of the interrogation.

16. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a processor in a wireless communications system, cause the processor to perform a method of reduced power consumption access to mobile device content, wherein the instructions comprise:

instructions that cause a processor to assign an assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, and to associate the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device with a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device;

instructions that cause a processor to receive a HyperText Transfer Protocol request from a web client for access to a content of the mobile device, the HyperText Transfer Protocol request including the mobile device identifier;

instructions that cause a processor to obtain, based on the mobile device identifier, an obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device being the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing; and

instructions that cause a processor to control web-client access requested by the HyperText Transfer Protocol request to the mobile device based, at least in part, on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

17. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a processor in a wireless communications system, cause the processor to perform a method of reduced power consumption access to mobile device content, wherein the instructions comprise:

instructions that cause a processor to receive at a web client an absolute time signal;

instructions that cause a processor to send a HyperText Transfer Protocol connect request from the web client to a web server, for web client access to a content of the mobile device, the HyperText Transfer Protocol connect request including a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device;

instructions that cause a processor to receive at the web client, from the web server, an instruction to redirect at a specific time relative to the absolute time signal to an IP address associated with the mobile device; and

instructions that cause a processor to send a HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect from the web client to the mobile device in accordance with the specific time.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions further comprise:

instructions that cause a processor to receive at the web client an access request pending indicator from the web server, said receiving being anywhere in a time interval, wherein the time interval begins at the receiving of the instruction to redirect at the specific time and ends at a time based on the specific time; and

instructions that cause a processor to display at the web client a visual status indicator based on the access request pending indicator.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions further comprise:

instructions that cause a processor to start a connection time-out timer in association with the sending the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect; and

instructions that cause a processor, in response to the connection time-out timer reaching a time-out value prior to receiving at the web client a HyperText Transfer Protocol connected communication corresponding to the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect, to perform a query of an information source having a last reported location of the mobile device, and display a result of the query.

20. An apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content, the apparatus comprising:

a network interface;

a processor communicatively coupled with the network interface; and

a memory communicatively coupled with the processor and having instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

assign an assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, wherein the assigning includes associating the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device with a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device;

receive a HyperText Transfer Protocol request from a web client for access to a content of the mobile device, the HyperText Transfer Protocol request including the mobile device identifier;

obtain, based on the mobile device identifier, an obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device being the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing; and

control web-client access requested by the HyperText Transfer Protocol request to the mobile device based, at least in part, on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

21. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 20, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to store the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device in a database to be retrievable based on the mobile device identifier of the mobile device.

22. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 21, wherein obtaining the ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device includes querying the database, using the mobile device identifier of the mobile device.

23. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 22, wherein the apparatus is a web server, and wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

receive an absolute time signal, the receiving being at the web server and at the web client and at the mobile device, wherein controlling web-client access includes;

sending from the web server to the web client an instruction having a direct address for accessing the mobile device and an instruction for performing the accessing at a time schedule, relative to the absolute time signal, based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

24. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 20, wherein assigning the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, includes selecting, based on an arithmetic function of the identifier of the mobile device, a time schedule among a given plurality of time schedules, and assigning said time schedule as the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

25. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 24, wherein obtaining the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device includes applying said arithmetic function to the mobile device identifier of the mobile device.

26. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 25, wherein the apparatus is a web server, and wherein the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device is based on a result of the applying said arithmetic function to the identifier of the mobile device, and wherein controlling web-client access includes:

sending from the web server to the web client, via the network interface, an instruction having a direct address for accessing the mobile device and an instruction for performing the accessing at a time schedule based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing relative to an absolute time signal.

27. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 20, wherein the apparatus is a web server, and wherein controlling web-client access includes:

sending from the web server to the web client, via the network interface, an instruction for performing the accessing at a time schedule based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

28. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 27, wherein controlling web-client access includes sending an access request pending indicator from the web server to the web client via the network interface, said sending being anywhere in a time interval beginning at the sending of the instruction for performing the accessing and ending at a time based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

29. The method for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 20, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

maintain a database associating the mobile device identifier with an assigned IP address; and

perform, based on the mobile device identifier in the HyperText Transfer Protocol request, a query of said database associating the mobile device identifier with the assigned IP address, to obtain the assigned IP address, and

wherein controlling web-client access requested by the HyperText Transfer Protocol request to the mobile device includes sending the web client a HyperText Transfer Protocol re-direct request, the HyperText Transfer Protocol re-direct request including the assigned IP address.

30. An apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content, the apparatus comprising:

a network interface;

a processor communicatively coupled with the network interface; and

a memory communicatively coupled with the processor and having instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive at a web client an absolute time signal;

send, via the network interface, a HyperText Transfer Protocol connect request from the web client to a web server, for web client access to a content of a mobile device, the HyperText Transfer Protocol connect request including a mobile device identifier identifying the mobile device;

receive from the web server, via the network interface, an instruction to redirect to an IP address associated with the mobile device, wherein the redirect is at a specific time relative to the absolute time signal; and

send a HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect from the web client to the mobile device in accordance with the specific time.

31. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 30, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, via the network interface, an access request pending indicator from the web server, said receiving being anywhere in a time interval beginning at the receiving of the instruction to redirect at the specific time ending at a time based on the specific time; and

display, at the web client, a visual status indicator based on the access request pending indicator.

32. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 30, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

start a connection time-out timer in association with the sending the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect; and

in response to the connection time-out timer reaching a time-out value prior to receiving at the web client a HyperText Transfer Protocol connected communication corresponding to the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect, perform a query of an information source having a last reported location of the mobile device, and display a result of the query.

33. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 30, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

start a connection time-out timer in association with the sending the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect; and

in response to the connection time-out timer reaching a time-out value prior to receiving at the web client a HyperText Transfer Protocol connected communication corresponding to the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect, perform an interrogation of a cellular network associated with the mobile device for a last detected cell site location of the mobile device, and display a result of the interrogation.

34. The apparatus for providing reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 30, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:

receive at the web client a HyperText Transfer Protocol connected communication corresponding to the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect;

send from the web client to the mobile device a request for a mobile device location fix;

start a location fix time-out timer in association with the sending to the mobile device the request for the mobile device location fix; and

in response to the location fix time-out timer reaching a time-out value prior to receiving at the web client the mobile device location fix corresponding to the request for the mobile device location fix, perform an interrogation of a cellular network associated with the mobile device for a current detected cell site location of the mobile device, and display a result of the interrogation.

35. A system for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content, comprising:

means for assigning an assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, wherein the means for assigning includes means for associating the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device with a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device;

means for receiving a HyperText Transfer Protocol request from a web client for access to a content of the mobile device, the HyperText Transfer Protocol request including the mobile device identifier;

means for obtaining, based on the mobile device identifier, an obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device, the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device being the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing; and

means for controlling web-client access requested by the HyperText Transfer Protocol request to the mobile device based, at least in part, on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

36. The system for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 35, further comprising means for storing the assigned ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device in a database to be retrievable based on the mobile device identifier of the mobile device.

37. The system for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 36, wherein the means for obtaining the ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device includes means for querying the database, using the mobile device identifier of the mobile device.

38. The system for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 37, wherein the means for receiving the HyperText Transfer Protocol request from the web client is at a web server, and wherein the system further comprises:

means for receiving an absolute time signal, the receiving being at the web server and at the web client and at the mobile device, wherein controlling web-client access includes;

means for sending from the web server to the web client an instruction having a direct address for accessing the mobile device and an instruction for performing the accessing at a time schedule, relative to the absolute time signal, based on the obtained ON-OFF power cycle timing of the mobile device.

39. A system for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content, comprising:

means for receiving at a web client an absolute time signal;

means for sending a HyperText Transfer Protocol connect request from the web client to a web server, for web client access to a content of a mobile device, the

HyperText Transfer Protocol connect request including a mobile device identifier identifying the mobile device;

means for receiving at the web client, from the web server, an instruction to redirect to an IP address associated with the mobile device, wherein the redirect is at a specific time relative to the absolute time signal; and

means for sending a HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect from the web client to the mobile device in accordance with the specific time.

40. The system for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 39, further comprising:

means for receiving at the web client an access request pending indicator from the web server, said receiving being anywhere in a time interval beginning at the receiving of the instruction to redirect at the specific time ending at a time based on the specific time; and

means for displaying at the web client a visual status indicator based on the access request pending indicator.

41. The system for reduced power consumption access to mobile device content of claim 39, further comprising:

means for starting a connection time-out timer in association with the sending the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect; and

means for, in response to the connection time-out timer reaching a time-out value prior to receiving at the web client an HyperText Transfer Protocol connected communication corresponding to the HyperText Transfer Protocol redirect, performing a query of an information source having a last reported location of the mobile device, and displaying a result of the query.