Method and system for prediction of software data consumption patterns
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method performed by a server computing device connected to a requesting computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from the requesting computing device to download an application file via a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, when executing, the application file implementing an application;
in response to the request, downloading a streaming model file and one or more initial execution files to the requesting computing device via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, the one or more initial execution files comprising a first portion of the application file that is less than the entire application file but contains enough data to initiate execution of the application on the requesting computing device, the streaming model file comprising download information; and
as the application is executing on the requesting computing device and until the entire application file has been downloaded to the requesting computing device, receiving requests from the requesting computing device to download one or more other files each comprising another portion of the application file in accordance with the download information of the streaming model file, and in response to the requests to download the one or more other files, downloading the one or more other files to the requesting computing device via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol,wherein the requests to download the one or more other files comprise (i) a request to download one or more sequence files each comprising a portion of the application file not contained in the first portion of the application file, and (ii) a request to download one or more rest files each comprising portions of the application file ordered by frequency in which the portions of the application file were accessed during a profiling process performed when the application was executed previously.
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Abstract
A method including downloading a streaming model file and at least one initial execution file from a server via a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol. When executed, the initial execution file only partially implements an application. The model file stores information identifying additional portions of the application file to be downloaded from the server. Data is read from the initial execution file, and stored in a local copy of the application file. Then, the application is executed by executing the local copy. Until the entire application file has been downloaded and as the application is executing, the information is read from the model file to identify a next file to download, the next file is downloaded via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, next data is read from the next file, and the next data is stored in the local copy.
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46 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method performed by a server computing device connected to a requesting computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the requesting computing device to download an application file via a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, when executing, the application file implementing an application; in response to the request, downloading a streaming model file and one or more initial execution files to the requesting computing device via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, the one or more initial execution files comprising a first portion of the application file that is less than the entire application file but contains enough data to initiate execution of the application on the requesting computing device, the streaming model file comprising download information; and as the application is executing on the requesting computing device and until the entire application file has been downloaded to the requesting computing device, receiving requests from the requesting computing device to download one or more other files each comprising another portion of the application file in accordance with the download information of the streaming model file, and in response to the requests to download the one or more other files, downloading the one or more other files to the requesting computing device via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, wherein the requests to download the one or more other files comprise (i) a request to download one or more sequence files each comprising a portion of the application file not contained in the first portion of the application file, and (ii) a request to download one or more rest files each comprising portions of the application file ordered by frequency in which the portions of the application file were accessed during a profiling process performed when the application was executed previously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method performed by a server computing device connected to a requesting computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the requesting computing device to download an application file via a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, when executing, the application file implementing an application; in response to the request, downloading a streaming model file and one or more initial execution files to the requesting computing device via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, the one or more initial execution files comprising a first portion of the application file that is less than the entire application file but contains enough data to initiate execution of the application on the requesting computing device, the streaming model file comprising download information, the streaming model file having been created by a model building process that (a) organized blocks of data of the application file into a data structure based at least in part on an order in which the blocks of data were accessed by the application when executed previously at least once, and (b) divided the blocks of data into the one or more initial execution files and one or more other files by traversing the data structure; and as the application is executing on the requesting computing device and until the entire application file has been downloaded to the requesting computing device, receiving requests from the requesting computing device to download the one or more other files each comprising another portion of the application file in accordance with the download information of the streaming model file, and in response to the requests to download the one or more other files, downloading the one or more other files to the requesting computing device via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-implemented method performed by a server computing device connected to a requesting computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the requesting computing device to download an application file via a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, when executing, the application file implementing an application; in response to the request, downloading a streaming model file and one or more initial execution files to the requesting computing device via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, the one or more initial execution files comprising a first portion of the application file that is less than the entire application file but contains enough data to initiate execution of the application on the requesting computing device, the streaming model file comprising download information, the streaming model file having been created by a model building process that (a) organized blocks of data of the application file into a directed graph structure based at least in part on an order in which the blocks of data were accessed by the application when executed previously at least once, and (b) divided the blocks of data into the one or more initial execution files and one or more other files by traversing the directed graph, the directed graph structure comprising an origin; and as the application is executing on the requesting computing device and until the entire application file has been downloaded to the requesting computing device, receiving requests from the requesting computing device to download the one or more other files each comprising another portion of the application file in accordance with the download information of the streaming model file, and in response to the requests to download the one or more other files, downloading the one or more other files to the requesting computing device via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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