Method, apparatus, and system for performing unsolicited location-based download
First Claim
1. A method for unsolicited location-based downloading, the method comprising:
- setting a location report interval for updating information about a location of a client device;
updating the location information of the client device based on the location report interval;
reporting the updated location information to a server;
receiving a predicted location and predicted period of the client device and a source universal resource identifier (URI) for downloading content from the server before the client device reaches the predicted location;
sending a request for the content to a source corresponding to the source URI when the client device reaches the predicted location, wherein the request is for requesting downloading of the content in a set format and is generated by any one of the server and the client device;
downloading the content from the source in response to the request, wherein the predicted location is plural; and
assigning a priority to each of the predicted locations according to predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
A method for unsolicited location-based downloading, and an apparatus and a system therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes setting a location report interval for updating information about a location of a client device; updating the location information based on the location report interval; reporting the updated location information; receiving a predicted location and predicted period of the client device and a source universal resource identifier (URI) for downloading content before the client device reaches the predicted location; sending a request for the content corresponding to the source URI when the client device reaches the predicted location. The request is to request downloading of the content in a set format and is generated by any one of the server and the client device. The method according to the embodiment further includes downloading the content; and assigning a priority to each of the predicted locations.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for unsolicited location-based downloading, the method comprising:
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setting a location report interval for updating information about a location of a client device; updating the location information of the client device based on the location report interval; reporting the updated location information to a server; receiving a predicted location and predicted period of the client device and a source universal resource identifier (URI) for downloading content from the server before the client device reaches the predicted location; sending a request for the content to a source corresponding to the source URI when the client device reaches the predicted location, wherein the request is for requesting downloading of the content in a set format and is generated by any one of the server and the client device; downloading the content from the source in response to the request, wherein the predicted location is plural; and assigning a priority to each of the predicted locations according to predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for unsolicited location-based downloading, the apparatus comprising:
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a first unit configured to; set a location report interval for updating information about a location of a client device, and update the location information of the client device based on the location report interval; and a second unit configured to; report the updated location information to a server, receive a predicted location and predicted period of the client device and a source universal resource identifier (URI) for downloading content from the server before the client device reaches the predicted location, send a request for the content to a source corresponding to the source URI when the client device reaches the predicted location, wherein the request is for requesting downloading of the content in a set format and is generated by any one of the server and the client device, and download the content from the source in response to the request, wherein the predicted location is plural, the first unit further configured to assign a priority to each of the predicted locations according to predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for unsolicited location-based downloading, the system comprising:
a client device and a content server capable of interoperating with each other, the client device configured to; set a location report interval for updating information about a location of the client device, update the location information of the client device based on the location report interval, report the updated location information to the content server, receive a predicted location and predicted period of the client device and a source universal resource identifier (URI) for downloading content from the content server before the client device reaches the predicted location, send a request for the content to a source corresponding to the source URI when the client device reaches the predicted location, wherein the request is for requesting downloading of the content in a set format and is generated by any one of the server and the client device, download the content from the source in response to the request, wherein the predicted location is plural, and assign a priority to each of the predicted locations according to predetermined criteria.
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