Energy-Efficient Push/Poll Notification Service
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions thereon which, when executed by a processor, implement operations comprising:
- determining an energy efficiency indicator for each of multiple communications channels between a telecommunications device and a corresponding plurality of sources of multimedia/notification service data;
comparing the energy efficiency indicators;
selecting one communication channel of the multiple communications channels as a notification session channel based at least in part on the comparison of the energy efficiency indicators; and
acquiring, via the notification session channel, multimedia/notification service data.
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Abstract
Techniques for energy efficient notification services are described. A telecommunications device may acquire multimedia/notification service data from various upstream units, e.g., one or more multimedia/notification service servers, at least one push notification service server and/or a storage system. The telecommunications device may select a communication channel between the telecommunications device and the various upstream units for acquiring multimedia/notification service data. The telecommunications device may select the communications channel based at least in part on efficiencies, e.g., it may select the most energy efficient communications channel. The telecommunications device may, in some instances, acquire the multimedia/notification service data as pushes from one or more upstream units (e.g., a push notification service server), and may, in some instances, acquire the multimedia/notification service data as pulls from one or more upstream units (e.g., one or more multimedia/notification service servers and/or a storage system).
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23 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions thereon which, when executed by a processor, implement operations comprising:
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determining an energy efficiency indicator for each of multiple communications channels between a telecommunications device and a corresponding plurality of sources of multimedia/notification service data; comparing the energy efficiency indicators; selecting one communication channel of the multiple communications channels as a notification session channel based at least in part on the comparison of the energy efficiency indicators; and acquiring, via the notification session channel, multimedia/notification service data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method implemented on a telecommunications device by a processor configured to execute instructions that, when executed by the processor, direct the telecommunications device to perform acts comprising:
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acquiring multimedia/notification service data from a first source of multimedia/notification service data; determining whether at least one state of the telecommunications device changes; and acquiring multimedia/notification service data from a second source of multimedia/notification service data based at least in part to a determination that at least one state of the telecommunications device has changed, wherein the second source of multimedia/notification service data is different from the first source of multimedia/notification service data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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19. A telecommunications device comprising:
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at least a first transceiver having a first communications interface and a second transceiver having second communications interface that is different from the first communications interface; a processor; and a memory having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by the processor, direct the telecommunications device to perform acts comprising; for both the first and the second transceivers, determining an energy efficiency indicator for each of multiple communications channels between the telecommunications device and a corresponding plurality of sources of multimedia/notification service data; comparing the energy efficiency indicators; selecting one communication channel of the multiple communications channels as a notification session channel based at least in part on the comparison of the energy efficiency indicators; and acquiring, via the notification session channel, multimedia/notification service data.
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