MANAGING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of managing content distribution in a mobile communications environment comprising a core network and a multitude of end-user devices, the method comprising:
- downloading content from the core network to the end-user devices;
maintaining a map between the end-user devices, the content downloaded to the end-user devices, and the locations of the end-user devices;
when a first of the end-user devices requests a specified content, using said map and one or more given rules to identify a second of the end-user devices having the specified content for downloading the specified content to said first of the end-user devices; and
said first of the end-user devices fetching the specified content from the identified second of the end-user devices.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for managing content distribution in a mobile communications environment. The communications environment includes a core network and a multitude of end-user devices. In one embodiment, the method comprises downloading content from the core network to the end-user devices; and maintaining a map between the end-user devices, the content downloaded to the end-user devices, and the locations of the end-user devices. When a first of the end-user devices requests a specified content, this map and one or more rules are used to identify a second of the end-user devices having the specified content. The first of the end-user devices fetches the specified content from this identified second of the end-user devices. In one embodiment, object location descriptors embedded in the content are rewritten when the content is downloaded to the end-user devices.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing content distribution in a mobile communications environment comprising a core network and a multitude of end-user devices, the method comprising:
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downloading content from the core network to the end-user devices; maintaining a map between the end-user devices, the content downloaded to the end-user devices, and the locations of the end-user devices; when a first of the end-user devices requests a specified content, using said map and one or more given rules to identify a second of the end-user devices having the specified content for downloading the specified content to said first of the end-user devices; and said first of the end-user devices fetching the specified content from the identified second of the end-user devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing content distribution in a mobile communications environment comprising a core network and a multitude of end-user devices, the system comprising one or more processing units configured for:
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downloading content from the core network to the end-user devices; maintaining a map between the end-user devices, the content downloaded to the end-user devices, and the locations of the end-user devices; when a first of the end-user devices requests a specified content, using said map and one or more rules to identify a second of the end-user devices having the specified content for downloading the specified content to said first of the end-user devices; and said first of the end-user devices fetching the specified content from the identified second of the end-user devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture comprising:
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at least one tangible computer readable medium having computer readable program code logic tangibly embodied therein for managing content distribution in a mobile communications environment comprising a core network and a multitude of end-user devices, said program code logic, when executing in one or more processing units, performing the following; downloading content from the core network to the end-user devices; maintaining a map between the end-user devices, the content downloaded to the end-user devices, and the locations of the end-user devices; when a first of the end-user devices requests a specified content, using said map and one or more given rules to identify a second of the end-user devices having the specified content for downloading the specified content to said first of the end-user devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of managing content distribution in a mobile, wireless communications environment including a core network and a multitude of end-user devices, the method comprising:
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downloading content from the core network to the end-user devices; rewriting object location descriptors embedded in the content when the content is downloaded to the end-user devices; when a first of the end-user devices requests a specified content, using one or more rules to identify a second of the end-user devices having the specified content; and said first of the end-user devices fetching the specified content from the second of the end-user devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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