Method and apparatus for wireless distributed computing

• US 9,026,074 B2
• Filed: 12/02/2010
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Krishnaswamy, Dilip, Yallapragada, Subbarao V., Nanda, Sanjiv, Das, Soumya, Soliman, Samir Salib, Tinnakornsrisuphap, Peerapol, Narayanan, Vidya
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US12/959,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20110300852A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,615 Days
• Field of Search: 455/541, 455/405, 455/407, 455/414.3, 455/432.2, 725/62, 709/221, 705/14.49, 342/387, 342/393, 342/357.2
• US Class Current: 455/405
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/374 Detecting the frequency distribution of signals, e.g. detecting delta, theta, alpha, beta or gamma waves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/375 using biofeedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/08 Load balancing or load distribution transferring a connection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Systems and methods for distributed computing between communication devices. A femto node is treated as a trusted extension of a user equipment and performs processing tasks on behalf of the user equipment. The femto node is also treated as a trusted extension of network servers and performs services on behalf of the network servers. Tasks are thus distributed between the network servers, the femto node and one or more user equipments. The tasks include processing data, filtering incoming messages, and caching network service information.

Claims

1. A method of communications, the method comprising:

obtaining, by an access point, a user model for a user of a user equipment;

receiving, by the access point, a communication from a server;

determining one or more processing tasks to be performed on information in the communication;

performing the one or more processing tasks on the information in the communication based at least in part on the user model; and

transmitting a result of the one or more processing tasks to the user equipment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the user model comprises receiving the user model from the user equipment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the user model comprises receiving updates to the user model from the user equipment.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating the user model based, at least in part, on past and current information about the user of the user equipment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more processing tasks comprise determining a degree of relevance of the information in the communication to the user of the user equipment, and wherein transmitting the result of the one or more processing tasks includes transmitting the result to the user equipment upon detecting that the degree of relevance exceeds a threshold.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information in the communication comprises a targeted content message.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein transmitting the result of the one or more processing tasks comprises transmitting the information in the targeted content message based, at least in part, on the degree of relevance.

8. An access point, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a communication from a server;

a processor configured to;

obtain a user model for a user of a user equipment;

determine one or more processing tasks to be performed on information in the communication; and

perform the one or more processing tasks on the information in the communication based at least in part on the user model; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a result of the one or more processing tasks to the user equipment.

9. The access point of claim 8, wherein obtaining the user model comprises receiving the user model from the user equipment.

10. The access point of claim 8, wherein obtaining the user model comprises receiving updates to the user model from the user equipment.

11. The access point of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to update the user model based, at least in part, on past and current information about the user of the user equipment.

12. The access point of claim 8, wherein the one or more processing tasks comprise determining a degree of relevance of the information in the communication to the user of the user equipment, and the transmitter is configured to transmit the result of the one or more processing tasks to the user equipment upon detecting that the degree of relevance exceeds a threshold.

13. The access point of claim 12, wherein the information in the communication comprises a targeted content message.

14. The access point of claim 13, wherein transmitting the result of the one or more processing tasks comprises transmitting the information in the targeted content message based, at least in part, on the degree of relevance.

15. An access point, comprising:

means for obtaining a user model for a user of a user equipment;

means for receiving a communication from a server;

means for determining one or more processing tasks to be performed on information in the communication;

means for performing the one or more processing tasks on the information in the communication based at least in part on the user model; and

means for transmitting a result of the one or more processing tasks to the user equipment.

16. The access point of claim 15, wherein means for obtaining the user model comprises means for receiving the user model from the user equipment.

17. The access point of claim 15, wherein means for obtaining the user model comprises means for receiving updates to the user model from the user equipment.

18. The access point of claim 15, further comprising means for updating the user model based, at least in part, on past and current information about the user of the user equipment.

19. The access point of claim 15, wherein the one or more processing tasks comprise determining a degree of relevance of the information in the communication to the user of the user equipment, and wherein the means for transmitting the result of the one or more processing tasks to the user equipment includes means for transmitting the result to the user equipment upon detecting that the degree of relevance exceeds a threshold.

20. The access point of claim 19, wherein the information in the communication comprises a targeted content message.

21. The access point of claim 20, wherein means for transmitting the result of the one or more processing tasks comprises means for transmitting the information in the targeted content message based, at least in part, on the degree of relevance.

22. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising;

code for causing a computer of an access point to obtain a user model for a user of a user equipment;

code for causing the computer to receive a communication from a server;

code for causing the computer to determine one or more processing tasks to be performed on information in the communication;

code for causing the computer to perform the one or more processing tasks on the information in the communication based at least in part on the user model; and

code for causing the computer to transmit a result of the one or more processing tasks to the user equipment.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein code for obtaining the user model comprises code for receiving the user model from the user equipment.

24. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein code for obtaining the user model comprises code for receiving updates to the user model from the user equipment.

25. The computer program product of claim 22, further comprising code for causing the computer to update the user model based, at least in part, on past and current information about the user of the user equipment.

26. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the one or more processing tasks comprise determining a degree of relevance of the information in the communication to the user of the user equipment, and wherein the code for causing the computer to transmit the result of the one or more processing tasks to the user equipment includes code for transmitting the result to the user equipment upon detecting that the degree of relevance exceeds a threshold.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the information in the communication comprises a targeted content message.

28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein code for transmitting the result of the one or more processing tasks comprises code for transmitting the information in the targeted content message based, at least in part, on the degree of relevance.