Control of Transmission to a Target Device with a Cloud-Based Architecture

• US 20130297725A1
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund II, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Lord, Richard T., Mundie, Craig J., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Application Number:
  US13/729,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20130297725A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/28 using route fault recovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/122 by diverting traffic away from congested entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/125 by balancing the load, e.g. traffic engineering
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/005 of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic

Abstract

Systems, methods, computer-readable storage mediums including computer-readable instructions and/or circuitry for control of transmission to a target device with a cloud-based architecture may implement operations including, but not limited to: computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device; comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device; and transmitting, at least in part via a cloud-based architecture, at least one notification associated with the comparison to at least one transmission generating computing device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device;

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device; and

transmitting, at least in part via a cloud-based architecture, at least one notification associated with the comparison to at least one transmission generating computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cloud-based architecture comprises:

a cloud-based server in communication with the least one message generating computing device and at least one target device via a communications network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device in response to an enqueuing of a transmission.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device in response to an enqueuing of a transmission includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device in response to an enqueuing of a transmission in response to an enqueuing of a threshold number of transmissions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based al least in part on a geographical identifier associated with at least one computing device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a power indicator associated with at least one computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an inertial signal associated with at least one computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an imaging signal associated with at least one computing device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a user-input/output associated with at least one computing device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an audio signal associated with at least one computing device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a signal strength associated with at least one computing device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a bandwidth associated with at least one computing device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a connection type associated with at least one computing device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a serial number of at least one computing device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a model identifier of at least one computing device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a network address of at least one computing device.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with the target device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

determining a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with the target device at least in part based on historical localized context information associated with the target device.

19. A system comprising:

at least one target device configured for receiving data transmitted from a cloud-based server device; and

a cloud-based server device configured for;

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device;

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device; and

transmitting, at least in part via a cloud-based architecture, at least one notification associated with the comparison to at least one transmission generating computing device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device in response to an enqueuing of a transmission.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device in response to an enqueuing of a threshold number of transmissions.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a serial number of at least one computing device.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a model identifier of at least one computing device.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a network address of at least one computing device.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based al least in part on a geographical identifier associated with at least one computing device.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a power indicator associated with at least one computing device.

28. The system of claim 25, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an inertial signal associated with at least one computing device.

29. The system of claim 25, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an imaging signal associated with at least one computing device.

30. The system of claim 25, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a user-input/output associated with at least one computing device.

31. The system of claim 25, wherein the comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an audio signal associated with at least one computing device.

32. The system of claim 25, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a signal strength associated with at least one computing device.

33. The system of claim 25, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a bandwidth associated with at least one computing device.

34. The system of claim 25, wherein the computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device includes:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a connection type associated with at least one computing device.

35. The system of claim 25, wherein the cloud-based server device is further configured for:

determining a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with the target device.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the cloud-based server device is further configured for:

determining a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with the target device at least in part based on historical localized context information associated with the target device.

37. A system comprising:

means for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device;

means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device; and

means for transmitting, at least in part via a cloud-based architecture, at least one notification associated with the comparison to at least one transmission generating computing device.

40. The system of claim 37, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a serial number of at least one computing device.

41. The system of claim 37, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a model identifier of at least one computing device.

42. The system of claim 37, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold prospective transmission practicability index associated with a network address of at least one computing device.

43. The system of claim 37, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based al least in part on a geographical identifier associated with at least one computing device.

45. The system of claim 43, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a power indicator associated with at least one computing device.

46. The system of claim 43, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an inertial signal associated with at least one computing device.

47. The system of claim 43, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an imaging signal associated with at least one computing device.

48. The system of claim 43, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on a user-input/output associated with at least one computing device.

49. The system of claim 43, wherein the means for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device includes:

means for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on an audio signal associated with at least one computing device.

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55. A system comprising:

circuitry for computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device;

circuitry for comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device; and

circuitry for transmitting, at least in part via a cloud-based architecture, at least one notification associated with the comparison to at least one transmission generating computing device.

56. A computer-readable medium including computer-readable instructions for execution of a method on a computing device, the method comprising:

computing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, a prospective transmission practicability index based at least in part on localized context information associated with a target device;

comparing, at least in part via a cloud architecture, the prospective transmission practicability index against a threshold transmission practicability index associated with the target device; and

transmitting, at least in part via a cloud-based architecture, at least one notification associated with the comparison to at least one transmission generating computing device.