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Method, system, and computer program product for prefetching sync data and for edge caching sync data on a cellular device

  • US 9,049,212 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2004
  • Issued: 06/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for prefetching sync data, comprising:

  • downloading, to a cellular phone periodically querying a back-end server for unprocessed sync data, the unprocessed sync data destined for a plurality of mobile devices from the back-end server over a cellular network having a first data transfer rate;

    processing the unprocessed sync data at the cellular phone to provide preprocessed sync data;

    storing the preprocessed sync data in a cache in the cellular phone, wherein the cache stores the preprocessed sync data for the plurality of mobile devices;

    receiving a sync request from a requesting mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices;

    providing, in response to the received sync request, at least a portion of the preprocessed sync data stored in the cache to the requesting mobile device over a personal area network having a second data transfer rate higher than the first data transfer rate of the cellular network, wherein only a single sync request and a single corresponding response is required to provide the preprocessed sync data stored in the cache to the requesting mobile device; and

    erasing the preprocessed sync data from the cache only after all of the plurality of mobile devices have accessed the cache and downloaded at least a portion of the preprocessed sync data.

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