Predictive Caching of IP Data
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- in a mobile device having both a cellular transceiver and at least one other RF transceiver communicable with a non-cellular IP network access point;
collecting Internet Protocol (IP) data consumption information associated with the mobile device;
predicting, based on the collected IP data consumption information, IP data the mobile device is expected to consume at a future time;
automatically downloading the predicted IP data to the mobile device using the at least one other RF transceiver over the non-cellular IP network access point; and
storing the downloaded predicted IP data in cache memory on the mobile device such that the stored IP data is not transported over a cellular network.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of predictively caching IP content data for a mobile device. In the mobile device, a content request is sent to an intelligent cache server over an IP network, the content request indicative of recurring IP content data of interest to the mobile device. The intelligent cache server retrieves the requested IP content data from content servers and queues the requested IP content data in a buffer associated with the mobile device. A notification message is sent to the mobile device indicating that the requested IP content is queued. The mobile device determines whether it is connected to a non-cellular IP network access point and automatically downloads the queued IP content data from the intelligent cache server when connected to a non-cellular IP network. The IP content data is stored in a cache memory in the mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
in a mobile device having both a cellular transceiver and at least one other RF transceiver communicable with a non-cellular IP network access point; collecting Internet Protocol (IP) data consumption information associated with the mobile device; predicting, based on the collected IP data consumption information, IP data the mobile device is expected to consume at a future time; automatically downloading the predicted IP data to the mobile device using the at least one other RF transceiver over the non-cellular IP network access point; and storing the downloaded predicted IP data in cache memory on the mobile device such that the stored IP data is not transported over a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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in a mobile device having both a cellular transceiver and a non-cellular RF transceiver, sending a content request to a content server over an IP network, the content request indicative of recurring IP content data of interest to the mobile device; in the content server, queuing the requested IP content data in a buffer associated with the mobile device and sending a notification message to the mobile device indicating that the requested IP content data is queued; in the mobile device, determining whether the mobile device is connected to a non-cellular IP network access point and automatically downloading the queued IP content data from the content server only when the mobile device is connected to a non-cellular IP network access point; and in the mobile device, storing the downloaded IP content data in a cache memory such that the stored IP data is not transported over a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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in a mobile device having both a cellular transceiver and a non-cellular RF transceiver, sending a content request to an intelligent cache server over an IP network, the content request indicative of recurring IP content data of interest to the mobile device; in the intelligent cache server, retrieving the requested IP content data from one or more content servers, queuing the requested IP content data in a buffer associated with the mobile device and sending a notification message to the mobile device indicating that the requested IP content is queued; in the mobile device, determining whether the mobile device is connected to a non-cellular IP network access point and automatically downloading or receiving the queued IP content data from the intelligent cache server only when the mobile device is connected to a non-cellular IP network access point; and in the mobile device, storing the downloaded or received IP content data in a cache memory such that the stored IP content data is not transported over a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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