Cellular or WiFi mobile traffic optimization based on public or private network destination

• US 8,934,414 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2012
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Luna, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): SMITH, MARCUS
• Application Number:
  US13/596,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20130142050A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0205 at the air interface dynamic wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0206 in access points, e.g. base stations access point devices per se H04W88/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/53 based on regulatory allocation policies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for cellular or WIFI mobile traffic optimization based on public or private network destination are disclosed. One embodiment includes a mobile device whose traffic is optimized based on destination IP network type where the mobile device includes a local proxy which detects outgoing traffic and determines whether the outgoing traffic is directed towards a public IP network or private IP network. In general, the outgoing traffic is categorized as optimizable for mobile device battery conservation and/or network resource conservation if the outgoing traffic is directed towards the public IP network. Optimization of the outgoing traffic can be performed by a native operating system of the mobile device or an application that is non-native to the native operating system of the mobile device. The optimization can also be in part or in whole performed by a remote proxy in communication with the local proxy on the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of cellular or WIFI traffic optimization based on public or private network destination, the method, comprising:

detecting traffic from a mobile device;

analyzing destination network address to categorize the traffic as optimizable or non-optimizable;

wherein the optimizable traffic includes traffic having a destination network address directed towards a public network destination, and

wherein the non-optimizable traffic includes traffic having a destination network address directed towards a private network destination;

intercepting, at a local proxy on the mobile device, the optimizable traffic directed towards the public network destination;

optimizing the optimizable traffic from the mobile device for network resource conservation or mobile device resource conservation;

wherein the non-optimizable traffic is not intercepted and is allowed to reach the private network destination without optimization.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, in response to determining that a destination of the destination network address is connected via gateway and not publicly routable, the traffic from the mobile device is not optimized.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the traffic is optimized, in response to determining the traffic is directed to a private network, and that the mobile device is subscribed to a mobile operator which also owns the private network to which the traffic is directed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, in response to determining from the destination network address, that the traffic is directed to a private network destination, the traffic from the mobile device is not optimized.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, the private network address is directed to a private IP address space;

wherein, the private IP address space is defined by RFC 1918 or RFC 4193.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimization is performed by one of the local proxy and a proxy server coupled to the local proxy remote from the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, the traffic includes a request sent over a cellular network at the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, the traffic includes a request sent over a WIFI network at the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes batching requests originated from the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes categorization based on foreground or background traffic.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes prioritization of the traffic based on time criticality.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes alignment or delay of polling requests from the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes monitoring of application behavior on the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes optimizing the traffic based on user behavior at the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein, the optimizing the traffic includes content caching at the mobile device to decrease future traffic requests for network access, wherein the content that is cached is received from one or more content servers.

16. A mobile device whose traffic is optimized based on destination IP network type, comprising:

a processor coupled to a memory unit;

the memory unit having instructions stored there on, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

detect outgoing traffic;

determine whether the outgoing traffic is directed towards a public IP network or private IP network;

wherein, the outgoing traffic is categorized as optimizable for mobile device battery conservation if the outgoing traffic is directed towards the public IP network;

wherein the outgoing traffic is categorized as non-optimizable for mobile device battery conservation if the outgoing traffic is directed towards the private IP network;

intercept, at a local proxy on the mobile device, the optimizable traffic directed towards the public IP network;

optimize the optimizable traffic from the mobile device for network resource conservation or mobile device conservation;

wherein the non-optimizable traffic is not intercepted and is allowed to reach the private network destination without optimization.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein, content received as responses from the outgoing traffic that is categorized as being optimizable, is cached locally on the mobile device.

18. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein, the optimization of the outgoing traffic is performed by a native operating system of the mobile device.

19. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein, the optimization of the outgoing traffic is performed by an application that is non-native to the native operating system of the mobile device.

20. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein, the outgoing traffic accesses a cellular network or a WIFI network.

21. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein optimizing the optimizable traffic includes content caching at the mobile device to decrease future traffic requests for network access, wherein the content that is cached is received from one or more content servers.