System, server and device for battery resource management via traffic steering

• US 9,161,266 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2012
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Slack, Phillip
• Primary Examiner(s): Tan, Vibol
• Application Number:
  US13/355,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20120113881A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,362 Days
• Field of Search: 455/552.1, 455/343.5, 455/127.5, 455/574
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Battery resources in a wireless device are managed in the present specification by traffic steering. A wireless device is configured to request content from an intermediation server, which is configured to analyze the requested content and send an indication to the wireless device as to which bearer path is to be selected based on which bearer path is battery-life optimized.

Claims

1. An system configured to manage battery resources in a wireless device, said wireless device connected to a network via a plurality of bearer paths, said system comprising:

a first intermediation server comprising a first processor and a first network interface connected to said wireless device via at least one of said bearer paths;

a second intermediation server comprising a second processor and a second network interface connected to said first intermediation server;

said first processor configured to receive a content request from said wireless device via said at least one of said bearer paths;

said first processor configured to perform an analysis of content associated with said content request to generate analysis results;

said first processor configured to send said analysis results to said second intermediation server;

said second processor configured to determine a battery-optimized bearer path based on said analysis results;

said battery-optimized bearer path determined according to which of said bearer paths consumes less battery resources of said wireless device than another one of said bearer paths, and which is also capable of fulfilling said content request; and

said second processor further configured to send an indication of said battery-optimized bearer path to said wireless device via one of said bearer paths.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said first processor is further configured to send said content to said wireless device via said battery-optimized bearer path.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said first processor is further configured to optimize said content according to hardware constraints of said wireless device prior to sending said content via said battery-optimized bearer path.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said first network interface is further connected to said network and said content is hosted by an additional server connected to said network.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said content is at least one of web-pages, email, audio media, video media, streaming media, instant messaging, mapping services, voice-over-Internet-protocol communications, and social networking services.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said analysis comprises analyzing complexity of embedded graphics or media within said content.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said analysis comprises an examination of traffic profiles associated with said content request based on real-time analysis.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said analysis comprises an examination of traffic profiles associated with said content request based on predetermined ranking ordered by the most optimal according to battery resource consumption of said device.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein a first one of said bearer paths is based on EDGE, and a second of said bearer paths is based on 3G.

10. A first intermediation server configured to assist in managing battery resources in a wireless device connected to a network via a plurality of bearer paths, said first intermediation server comprising:

a computing environment comprising non-volatile storage, volatile storage, and a network interface interconnected by at least one processor;

said network interface connected to said wireless device via at least one of said bearer paths;

said processor configured to receive a content request from said wireless device via said one of said bearer paths;

said processor configured to perform an analysis of content associated with said content request and to send analysis results to a second intermediation server, wherein the second intermediation server is configured to determine a battery-optimized bearer path based on said analysis results.

11. The first intermediation server of claim 10 wherein said processor is further configured to send said content to said wireless device via said battery-optimized bearer path.

12. The first intermediation server according to claim 11 further comprising optimizing said content according to the hardware constraints of said wireless device prior to sending said content via said battery-optimized bearer path.

13. The first intermediation server of claim 10 wherein said network interface is further connected to said network and said content is hosted by an additional server connected to said network.

14. The first intermediation server of claim 10 wherein said content is at least one of web-pages, email, audio media, video media, streaming media, instant messaging, mapping services, voice-over-Internet-protocol communications, social networking services.

15. The first intermediation server of claim 10 wherein said analysis comprises analyzing complexity of embedded graphics or media within said content.

16. The first intermediation server of claim 10 wherein said analysis comprises an examination of traffic profiles associated with said content request based on real-time analysis.

17. The first intermediation server of claim 10 wherein said analysis comprises an examination of traffic profiles associated with said content request based on predetermined ranking ordered by the most optimal according to battery resource consumption of said device.

18. The first intermediation server of claim 10 wherein a first one of said bearer paths is based on EDGE, and a second of said bearer paths is based on 3G.

19. A wireless electronic device connected to a network via a plurality of bearer paths, said device comprising a computing environment comprising non-volatile storage, volatile storage, and a plurality of wireless network interfaces interconnected by at least one processor;

said network interfaces connected to said network via each of said bearer paths;

said processor configured to send a content request via said one of said bearer paths to a first intermediation server, and to receive an indication from a second intermediation server of a battery-optimized bearer path;

said battery-optimized bearer path based on said analysis of said content by said first intermediation server;

said battery-optimized bearer path determined by said second intermediation server according to which of said bearer paths consumes less battery resources of said wireless device than another one of said bearer paths, and which is also capable of fulfilling said content request;

said processor further configured to select one of said bearer-paths based on said indication.