Geolocation-based application streaming systems, apparatus, and methods

• US 8,150,991 B1
• Filed: 03/10/2008
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Symantec Corporation (NortonLifeLock Inc.)
• Inventors: Sobel, William E., Satish, Sourabh
• Primary Examiner(s): Hamza, Faruk
• Application Number:
  US12/045,524
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709217-219, 709/225, 709/229, 709/231, 709/238
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to systems, apparatus, and methods for geolocation-based application streaming. In one example, a system may include a geolocation service that determines the location of a client, and an application server that streams one or more applications to the client on request. The application server may use the location provided by the geolocation service to select an application streaming profile indicating application modules to be initially streamed to clients for that geolocation. After the initial program modules have been streamed to the client, the application server services requests from the client for additional application modules. The application server may log application module requests to create or modify application streaming profiles that specify the application modules to be initially streamed to clients at a particular geolocation. The client or a web server may also specify the application streaming profile to be used by the application server.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for geolocation-based application streaming, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

receiving application streaming requests from a plurality of clients;

determining a geolocation for each of the plurality of clients;

generating, by analyzing the application streaming requests, a plurality of application streaming profiles corresponding to various geolocations;

upon generating the plurality of application streaming profiles, receiving a new application streaming request from a client;

determining a geolocation of the client;

selecting, based at least in part on the geolocation of the client, an application streaming profile for the client from within the plurality of application streaming profiles, wherein the application streaming profile identifies one or more application modules that are frequently requested by other clients that are located at the same geolocation as the client and at least one of the application modules is localized for use in a language that corresponds to the geolocation of the client;

upon selecting the application streaming profile, streaming the application modules identified in the application streaming profile to the client in accordance with the application streaming profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein streaming the application modules to the client comprises transmitting the application modules as needed for execution by the client.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the application modules comprises an executable code segment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein streaming the application modules comprises transmitting the application modules at specific application branch points.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the application modules comprises at least one data block.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising overriding the application streaming profile corresponding to the geolocation of the client.

7. A system for geolocation-based application streaming, the system comprising:

an application server comprising at least one processor configured to;

receive application streaming requests from a plurality of clients;

determine a geolocation for each of the plurality of clients;

generate, by analyzing the application streaming requests, a plurality of application streaming profiles corresponding to various geolocations;

upon generating the plurality of application streaming profiles, receive a new application streaming request from a client;

determine a geolocation of the client;

select, based at least in part on the geolocation of the client, an application streaming profile for the client from within the plurality of application streaming profiles, wherein the application streaming profile identifies one or more application modules that are frequently requested by other clients that are located at the same geolocation as the client and at least one of the application modules is localized for use in a language that corresponds to the geolocation of the client;

upon selecting the application streaming profile, stream the application modules identified in the application streaming profile to the client in accordance with the application streaming profile.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein a first application module is transmitted to the client at an initial application branch point as designated by the application streaming profile.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein a second application module is transmitted to the client at a subsequent application branch point as designated by the application streaming profile.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the application server is further configured to transmit the application modules to the client as needed for execution by the client.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein each of the application modules comprises at least one data block.

12. The system of claim 7, further comprising a web server configured to direct the client to the application server.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the client is configured to initiate a request to override the application streaming profile corresponding to the geolocation of the client.

14. An apparatus for geolocation-based application streaming, the apparatus comprising:

a profiling module configured to;

receive application streaming requests from a plurality of clients;

determine a geolocation for each of the plurality of clients;

generate, by analyzing the application streaming requests, a plurality of application streaming profiles corresponding to various geolocations;

a communication module configured to receive a new application streaming request from a client;

a geolocation module configured to determine a geolocation of the client;

an application datastore configured to store application modules corresponding to an application;

an application streaming module configured to;

select, based at least in part on the geolocation of the client, an application streaming profile for the client from within the plurality of application streaming profiles, wherein the application streaming profile identifies one or more application modules that are frequently requested by other clients that are located at the same geolocation as the client and at least one of the application modules is localized for use in a language that corresponds to the geolocation of the client;

upon selecting the application streaming profile, stream the application modules identified in the application streaming profile to the client in accordance with the application streaming profile;

at least one processor configured to execute the profiling module, the communication module, the geolocation module, and the application streaming module.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a profile data store configured to store the application streaming profiles.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the application streaming module is further configured to transmit the identified application modules to the client as needed for execution by the client.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the application streaming profile is further configured to transmit the identified application modules at specific application branch points.