Parallel adaptation of digital content

• US 9,065,704 B1
• Filed: 06/06/2012
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Bertz, Lyle T., Rajagopal, Arun
• Primary Examiner(s): Survillo, Oleg
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHAH, MEHULKUMAR J
• Application Number:
  US13/490,253
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 711/123, 711/126
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Adapting digital content to be provided to a computing device may include a variety of elements. For example, when digital content is requested, a version of the digital content may be split into segments, which are adapted in parallel. The adapted segments may then be provided to the computing device in a recombined version of the digital content or as individual segments.

Claims

1. A method of adapting digital content to be delivered to a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a digital-content optimization gateway operating on a mobile-telecommunications network, a communication requesting that the digital content be provided to the computing device;

determining by the digital-content optimization gateway that a version of the digital content should be transformed into an adapted version of the digital content, which is to be provided to the computing device in response to the communication;

requesting, by the digital-content optimization gateway, that a callout server transform the version of the digital content into the adapted version of the digital content;

splitting by the callout server the version of the digital content into a plurality of digital-content segments;

transmitting by the callout server each digital-content segment of the plurality of digital-content segments to a respective adaptation server included among a plurality of adaptation servers, wherein the callout server further transmits a session description to the digital-content optimization gateway, the session description comprising one or more addresses of one or more servers from which a plurality of adapted digital-content segments are retrievable;

adapting the plurality of digital-content segments in parallel by the plurality of adaptation servers to create the plurality of adapted digital-content segments;

transmitting the one or more addresses that identify the plurality of adaptation servers to the computing device;

receiving from the computing device one or more requests utilizing the one or more addresses that identify the plurality of adaptation servers to provide the respective adapted digital-content segment; and

transmitting by the plurality of adaptation servers the plurality of adapted digital-content segments to the computing device in response to receiving the one or more requests.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising,

determining by the callout server workloads and capabilities of the plurality of adaptations servers,

based on the workloads and capabilities, assigning by the callout server a respective adaptation task to each adaptation server of the plurality of adaptation servers, wherein the each digital-content segment is transmitted to the respective adaptation server based on the respective adaptation task.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the plurality of adaptation servers includes a recombination server, and

wherein the method comprises compiling by the recombination server the plurality of adapted digital-content segments into the adapted version of the digital content, the adapted version of the digital content being retrievable from the recombination server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein transmitting the plurality of adapted digital-content segments to the computing device includes transmitting the adapted version to the computing device.

5. A system that adapts digital content to be delivered to a computing device, the system comprising:

a digital-content optimization gateway including a computer processor that receives a communication requesting that the digital content be provided to the computing device, wherein the digital-content optimization gateway determines that a version of the digital content should be transformed into an adapted version of the digital content;

a callout server including a computer processor that receives a request from the digital-content optimization gateway to transform the version of the digital content, wherein the callout server splits the version of the digital content into a plurality of digital-content segments, which are transmitted to a plurality of adaptation servers, and wherein the callout server further transmits a session description to the digital-content optimization gateway, the session description comprising one or more addresses of the plurality of adaptation servers from which a plurality of adapted digital-content segments are retrievable; and

the plurality of adaptation servers, each of which receives a respective digital-content segment of the plurality of digital-content segments and adapts the respective digital-content segment,

wherein the plurality of adaptation servers adapts the plurality of digital-content segments in parallel to create the plurality of adapted digital-content segments,

wherein the one or more addresses that identify the plurality of adaptation servers are provided to the computing device;

wherein one or more requests are received from the computing device utilizing the one or more addresses that identify the plurality of adaptation servers to provide the respective adapted digital-content segment; and

wherein the plurality of adapted digital-content segments is provided to the computing device in response to receiving the one or more requests.

6. Non-transitory computer-storage media storing computer-useable instructions thereon that, when executed, perform a method of adapting digital content to be delivered to a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving from the computing device a communication requesting that the digital content be provided to the computing device;

determining by a digital-content optimization gateway that a version of the digital content should be transformed into an adapted version of the digital content, which is to be provided to the computing device in response to the communication;

transmitting by the digital-content optimization gateway a request for adaptation services to a callout server;

splitting by the callout server the version of the digital content into a plurality of digital-content segments;

transmitting by the callout server each digital-content segment of the plurality of digital-content segments to a respective adaptation server included among a plurality of adaptation servers, wherein the callout server further transmits a session description to the digital-content optimization gateway, the session description comprising one or more addresses of the plurality of adaptation servers from which a plurality of adapted digital-content segments are retrievable;

adapting the plurality of digital-content segments in parallel by the plurality of adaptation servers to create the plurality of adapted digital-content segments;

transmitting the one or more addresses that identify the plurality of adaptation servers to the computing device;

receiving from the computing device one or more requests utilizing the one or more addresses that identify the plurality of adaptation servers to provide the respective adapted digital-content segment; and

transmitting by the plurality of adaptation servers the plurality of adapted digital-content segments to the computing device in response to receiving the one or more requests.

7. The media of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises,

determining by the callout server workloads and capabilities of the plurality of adaptations servers, and

transmitting by the callout server the plurality of digital-content segments to the plurality of adaptations servers based on the workloads and capabilities.