METHOD TO USE LOCATION TO PRESENT DESIRABLE AND CONDITIONAL MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20130151659A1
• Filed: 12/13/2011
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Alberth, William P., Hede, William S.
• Application Number:
  US13/323,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20130151659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5681 Pre-fetching or pre-delivering data based on network characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• 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 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A method to present desirable consumable media content for a mobile communication device during the occurrence of a likely future out of data network coverage condition. A future period of non-availability is determined, for a first data network that is associated with the mobile communication device, by analyzing likely occurrence of an out of data network coverage condition. Prior to the occurrence of the out of data network coverage condition: the method will calculate the amount and type of downloadable consumable media content that the mobile communication device will present for use during occurrence of the out of data network coverage condition. The method downloads the consumable media content for consumption or presentation via the mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A method to present desirable consumable media content for a mobile communication device during occurrence of a future out of data network coverage condition, comprising the steps of:

determining a future period of non-availability for at least a first data network associated with the mobile communication device by analyzing likely occurrence of an out of data network coverage condition;

prior to occurrence of the out of data network coverage condition;

calculating amount and type of downloadable consumable media content that the mobile communication device will present for use during occurrence of the out of data network coverage condition; and

downloading the consumable media content for consumption via the mobile communication device where the amount of content is related to the determined future period of out of data network coverage of the first data network associated with the mobile communication device.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining sources of the downloadable consumable media content.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining availability of a second data network.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of:

selecting either the second data network or the first data network based on the amount of downloadable consumable media content that will be presented during the occurrence of the out of data network data coverage.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of flushing at least a part of the consumable media content once the primary data network coverage is reestablished with the mobile communication device.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of determining a final period for downloading the consumable media content prior to the determined future period of primary out of data network coverage associated with the mobile communication device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sources of the downloadable consumable media content are selected from the group comprising past mobile communication device usage, past consumable media usage, and recently downloaded consumable media content.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the second data network coverage includes either a wide-area network (WAN) or a wide area local network (WLAN).

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of downloading the consumable media content occurs en route to a travel embarkation station.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the travel embarkation station is selected from the group consisting of airports, train stations, bus stations, and boat docks.

11. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

determining that the mobile communication device is physically located at a debarkation station and that primary data network connectivity had been re-established in advance of flushing at least a part of the consumable media content.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the mobile communication device performs analysis on at least one of email, calendar, and social networking websites in order to predict length of the out of data network coverage.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the mobile communication device searches for documentation or confirmation of a travel ticket to predict length of the out of data network coverage.

14. The method according to claim 7, wherein selection of available downloadable consumable media content is provided once the mobile communication device determines that the future period of primary out of data network coverage is greater than a predetermined threshold period.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the predetermined threshold period is greater than 5 minutes.

16. The method according to claim 3, where in the mobile communication device chooses the first or second data network to download consumable media content based on at least one of a first or second data network coverage availability, and cost of loading the downloadable consumable media content via the first or second data network.

17. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of presenting a concierge feature service on the mobile communication device corresponding to a travel location.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the concierge feature service includes local tidbits about the travel location selected from the group consisting of politics, entertainment, history, maps, and sports.

19. The method according to claim 1, wherein the future out of data coverage condition is predicted from location and direction of travel data determined by the device.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the mobile communication device compares the location and direction of travel data with a network coverage map for the first network.