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Method and system for self-regulating content download

  • US 9,055,387 B1
  • Filed: 03/08/2013
  • Issued: 06/09/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for self-regulating application content download, the system comprising:

  • a content server comprising static content and dynamic content, the server configured to serve downloadable content over a network;

    a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device comprising a resident mobile application, the mobile application configured to manage the storage and display on the mobile communication device downloadable content served by the content server over a network, the mobile application configured to determine if the mobile communication device is connected to a WiFi network or a cellular network by determining if service set identification is utilized or if a MAC address is utilized for the connection between the wireless network and the mobile communication device, the mobile application configured to determine a plurality of performance characteristics of the connected network comprising at least delay and throughput, and the mobile application configured to utilize the plurality of performance characteristics and the type of connected network to select downloadable content to download from the content server to the mobile communication device;

    wherein if the mobile application determines that the connected network is a WiFi network the mobile application downloads all available downloadable content from the content server, and wherein if the mobile application determines that the connected network is a cellular network the mobile application downloads only downloadable content requested by a user from the content server.

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