INTELLIGENT ADAPTATION OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS BASED ON CONSTRAINTS AND CONTEXTS

• US 20140325026A1
• Filed: 04/30/2013
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Agarwal, Vikas, De, Pradipta, Dey, Kuntal, Mittal, Sumit
• Granted Patent: US 9,906,608 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

Methods and arrangements for download management. A download request is accepted from a mobile device of a user. The download request is adapted relative to at least one of: user context, and at least one user preference. The adapted download request is sent to a content server. Content is downloaded from the content server, and the received download content is modified relative to at least one of: the user context, and the at least one user preference. The modified download content is delivered to the mobile device of the user. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.

Claims

1. A method of managing downloads to a mobile device, said method comprising:

utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of;

accepting a download request from a mobile device of a user;

adapting the download request relative to at least one of;

user context, and at least one user preference;

sending the adapted download request to a content server;

receiving download content from the content server;

evaluating the received download content relative to at least one of;

the user context, and the at least one user preference; and

delivering the evaluated download content to the mobile device of the user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said adapting comprises adapting the download request relative to:

residual battery life of the mobile device, available bandwidth for delivering content to the mobile device of the user, system resource usage, and information relating to other content currently running on the mobile device of the user.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user context includes a location from which the user is operating the mobile device.

4. The method according to claim 3, comprising automatically detecting the user context.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user context includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of:

a busy status of the user, a work location of the user, proximity of at least one pre-defined family member of the user, proximity of at least one pre-defined friend of the user, and a wireless plan to which the user subscribes.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising modifying the received download content relative to at least one of:

the user context, and the at least one user preference.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said modifying comprises removing content to be delivered to the mobile device of the user.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein said modifying comprises ordering content to be delivered to the mobile device of the user.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said ordering comprises ordering on a basis of predicting importance of content to the user.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein said ordering comprises ordering on a basis of at least one member selected from the group consisting of:

a content tag, the at least one user preference, and the user context.

11. The method according to claim 6, wherein said modifying step comprises modifying the download content relative to the at least one user preference, said method further comprising:

monitoring user actions and preferences over time; and

thereupon updating the at least one user preference employed in said modifying step.

12. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

installing a client proxy at the mobile device of the user;

said accepting comprising communicating with the client proxy.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one user preference is determined via the user indicating relative importance among items in the download content.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one user preference is determined via consulting pre-set user configurations for items in download content.

17. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein said computer readable program code is configured to further adapt the download request relative to:

residual battery life of the mobile device, available bandwidth for delivering content to the mobile device of the user, system resource usage, and information relating to other content currently running on the mobile device of the user.

18. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the user context includes a location from which the user is operating the mobile device.

19. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein said computer readable program code is configured to order content to be delivered to the mobile device of the user.

15. An apparatus for managing downloads to a mobile device, said apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to accept a download request from a mobile device of a user;

computer readable program code configured to adapt the download request relative to at least one of;

user context, and at least one user preference;

computer readable program code configured to send the adapted download request to a content server;

computer readable program code configured to receive download content from the content server;

computer readable program code configured to evaluate the received download content relative to at least one of;

the user context, and the at least one user preference; and

computer readable program code configured to deliver the evaluated download content to the mobile device of the user.

16. A computer program product for managing downloads to a mobile device, said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to accept a download request from a mobile device of a user;

computer readable program code configured to adapt the download request relative to at least one of;

user context, and at least one user preference;

computer readable program code configured to send the adapted download request to a content server;

computer readable program code configured to receive download content from the content server;

computer readable program code configured to evaluate the received download content relative to at least one of;

the user context, and the at least one user preference; and

computer readable program code configured to deliver the evaluated download content to the mobile device of the user.

20. A method comprising:

obtaining download content for provision to a user, the download content comprising at least two components;

determining user preferences relative to the at least two components;

detecting an operating context of the user;

ordering the at least two components of the download content based on the user preferences and the operating context of the user; and

providing at least a portion of the download content to the user, based on the ordering of the at least two components of the download content.