Optimizing content and communication in multiaccess mobile device exhibiting communication functionalities responsive of tempo spatial parameters

• US 9,336,178 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2008
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Velocee Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Velocee Ltd.
• Inventors: Haas, David, Adar, Simon, Noor, Elad
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Aftab N.
• Application Number:
  US12/339,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20100161831A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,699 Days
• Field of Search: 709/231, 709/224, 709/222, 4554561-4566, 4554142-4144, 455/452.1, 455/453.1, 455/450, 370/241, 370/338
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/562 Brokering proxy services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A content and traffic managing system operatively associated with and a computer implemented method of managing traffic of a mobile device exhibiting communication functionality. The mobile device is connectable to users and to content providers via communication links. The system tracks various parameters over time, and schedules communication, both in relation to predefined or projected content responsive of the following: users'"'"' content related behavior, users'"'"' communication behavior, users'"'"' external behavior, and parameters of communication links. The method comprises: (i) tracking users'"'"' content related behavior, communication behavior and users'"'"' external behavior over time; (ii) tracking parameters of communication links over time; (iii) scheduling and initiating communication related to predefined or projected content responsive of the above mentioned criteria at time slots selected such that the communication is performed in view of users'"'"' predefined or projected preferences in accordance with the parameters of communication links.

Claims

1. A traffic management system, comprising:

a memory for storing a set of instructions; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the set of instructions to perform one or more operations, comprising;

tracking information reflecting a user'"'"'s geographical location, the user'"'"'s communication behavior, one or more parameters of a set of communication links, and the user'"'"'s content-related behavior associated with a mobile device, the content-related behavior including previously downloaded content to the mobile device,

predicting content expected to be consumed on the mobile device based on the content-related user behavior, wherein the predicted content was not previously requested by the user, and predicting an expected route associated with the mobile device based on the tracked geographical location information,

scheduling a future time slot to provide the predicted content to the mobile device based on the expected route, one of an expected battery life associated with the mobile device or digital calendar information associated with the user, and a set of communication parameters reflecting (i) an available bandwidth associated with a network determined to be currently available to the mobile device, (ii) an expected communication link predicted to be available to the mobile device at the future time slot along the expected route, and (iii) a connection type associated with the expected communication link, wherein the set of communication parameters is derived from the tracked geographical location, communication behavior, one or more parameters of the set of communication links, and content-related behavior information, and

providing the predicted content to a cache of the mobile device in accordance with the scheduled time slot and an operational mode associated with the mobile device, wherein the providing synchronizes the cache automatically when the mobile device is associated with a standby mode, and wherein the providing synchronizes the cache in response to a request from the user when the mobile device is associated with a stealth mode.

2. The traffic managing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more operations include determining a predicted geographical location associated with the mobile device at the future time slot, and wherein the scheduling is further based on the predicted geographical location of the mobile device.

3. The traffic managing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more operations include tracking the geographical location information from a navigation system.

4. The traffic managing system of claim 1, wherein scheduling is further based on at least one grouping of users reflecting a cluster of users with similar characteristics.

5. The traffic managing system of claim 1, wherein the communication parameters further comprise a latency associated with the expected communication link.

6. The traffic managing system of claim 1, wherein communication parameters further comprise a connection type currently available to the mobile device.

7. The traffic managing system of claim 1, wherein providing the predicted content further comprises progressively updating existing data.

8. The traffic managing system of claim 1, wherein the scheduling is further based on a spatio-temporal pattern associated with the content-related user behavior.

9. The traffic management system of claim 1, wherein the communication parameters further comprise:

a connection cost associated with the expected communication link;

a bandwidth associated with the expected communication link; and

an available bandwidth of the mobile device.

10. A computer implemented method of managing traffic, comprising the following operations performed on one or more processors:

tracking information reflecting a user'"'"'s geographical location, the user'"'"'s communication behavior, one or more parameters of a set of communication links, and the user'"'"'s content-related behavior associated with a mobile device, the content-related behavior including previously downloaded content to the mobile device;

predicting content expected to be consumed on the mobile device based on the content-related user behavior, wherein the predicted content was not previously requested by the user;

predicting an expected route associated with the mobile device based on the tracked geographical location information;

scheduling a future time slot to provide the predicted content to the mobile device based on the expected route, one of an expected battery life associated with the mobile device or digital calendar information associated with the user, and a set of communication parameters reflecting (i) an available bandwidth associated with a network determined to be currently available to the mobile device, (ii) an expected communication link predicted to be available to the mobile device at the future time slot along the expected route, and (iii) a connection type associated with the expected communication link, wherein the set of communication parameters is derived from the tracked geographical location, communication behavior, one or more parameters of the set of communication links, and content-related behavior information; and

providing the determined content to a cache of the mobile device in accordance with the scheduled time slot and an operational mode associated with the mobile device, wherein the providing synchronizes the cache automatically when the mobile device is associated with a standby mode, and wherein the providing synchronizes the cache in response to a request from the user when the mobile device is associated with a stealth mode.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein the scheduling is further based on at least three of a battery status, CPU usage, an available memory, an available file-system storage, a connectivity of GPS, a connectivity of a system for determining location, or a location of the mobile device.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising tracking over time the geographical location information from a navigation system.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising grouping users with logical proximity, and enabling exchanging data between users with logical proximity, and wherein the future time slot is further based a grouping associated with the user.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising storing user preferences in a secure entity and using an anonymous identification for the user.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising defining and configuring priorities related to stages of the computer implemented method, wherein configuring priorities may be carried out manually or automatically.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein scheduling is further based on predefined user preferences.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein the communication parameters further comprise a latency associated with the expected communication link.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein the communication parameters further comprise a connection type currently available to the mobile device.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein providing the predicted content further comprises progressively updating existing data.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein the scheduling is further based on a spatio-temporal pattern associated with the content-related user behavior.

21. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein the communication parameters further comprise:

a connection cost associated with the expected communication link;

a bandwidth associated with the expected communication link; and

an available bandwidth of the mobile device.

22. A traffic management method comprising the following operations performed on one or more processors:

predicting data a user is likely to consume on a mobile device, wherein the predicted data was not previously requested by the user, the predicting comprising recognizing a data access pattern associated with the user over a time period, wherein the data access pattern includes a data type and an event correlated to the access of the data;

predicting an expected route associated with the mobile device based on tracked geographical location information associated with a user;

scheduling a future time slot to retrieve the predicted data based on the expected route, one of an expected battery life associated with the mobile device or digital calendar information associated with the user, and a set of connection conditions reflecting (i) a network determined to be available to the mobile device, (ii) an available bandwidth associated with the determined network and the mobile device, and (iii) a connection type of an expected communication link predicted to be available to the mobile device at the future time slot along the expected route, wherein the set of connection conditions is derived from tracked information associated with the user'"'"'s geographical location, content related behavior, communication behavior, and one or more parameters of a set of communication links associated with the mobile device, and wherein the set of communication links includes the determined network and the expected communication link;

retrieving the predicted data, over a network, from a data source in accordance with the scheduled time slot; and

providing the retrieved data to a mobile device cache accessible to an application program running on the mobile device, wherein the providing synchronizes the mobile device cache automatically when the mobile device is associated with a standby mode, and wherein the providing synchronizes the cache in response to a request from the user when the mobile device is associated with a stealth mode.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the connection conditions include a latency associated with the network available to the mobile device and a connection type associated with the network determined to be available to the mobile device.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing the retrieved data progressively by updating existing data.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the data is retrieved based on a determination that the data is not stored in the mobile device cache.

26. A traffic management system comprising:

a memory storing a set of instructions;

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the set of instructions to perform one or more operations, comprising;

predicting data a user is likely to consume on a mobile device, wherein the predicted data was not previously requested by the user, the predicting comprising recognizing a data access pattern associated with the user over a time period, wherein the data access pattern includes a data type and an event correlated to the access of the data;

predicting an expected route associated with the mobile device based on tracked geographical location information associated with a user;

scheduling a future time slot to retrieve the predicted data based on the expected route, one of an expected battery life associated with the mobile device or digital calendar information associated with the user, and a set of connection conditions reflecting (i) a network determined to be available to the mobile device, (ii) an available bandwidth associated with the determined network and the mobile device, and (iii) a connection type of an expected communication link predicted to be available to the mobile device at the future time slot, wherein the set of connection conditions is derived from tracked information associated with the user'"'"'s geographical location, content related behavior, communication behavior, and one or more parameters of a set of communication links associated with the mobile device, the set of communication links including the determined network and the expected communication link;

retrieving the predicted data, over a network, from a data source, in accordance with the scheduled time slot, and

providing the retrieved data to a mobile device cache accessible to an application program running on the mobile device, wherein the providing synchronizes the mobile device cache automatically when the mobile device is associated with a standby mode, and wherein the providing synchronizes the cache in response to a request from the user when the mobile device is associated with a stealth mode.

27. The traffic management system of claim 26, wherein the connection conditions include a latency and a connection type associated with the network available to the mobile device.

28. The traffic management system of claim 26, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing the retrieved data progressively by updating existing data.

29. The traffic management system of claim 26, wherein the data usage pattern is a spatio-temporal pattern.

30. The traffic management system of claim 26, wherein the data is retrieved based on a determination that the data is not stored in the mobile device cache.