Managing data delivery based on device state

• US 9,417,908 B2
• Filed: 01/03/2012
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Tran, Anh P., Miller, John Mark, Elliott, Steven Oliver, Moore, Lloyd Alfred
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, KHANH Q
• Application Number:
  US13/342,219
• Publication Number:
  US 20120102139A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,687 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/226, 709/228, 709/232, 709/220, 709/224
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4893 taking into account power or heat criteria power management in computers in general G06F1/3203; thermal management in computers in general G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2212/00 Encapsulation of packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0212 managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is master and terminal is slave
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Managing power-consuming resources on a first computing device by adjusting data delivery from a plurality of second computing devices based on a state of the first computing device. The state of the first computing device is provided to the second computing devices to alter the data delivery. In some embodiments, the first computing device provides the second computing devices with actions or commands relating to data delivery based on the device state. For example, the second computing devices are instructed to store the data, forward the data, forward only high priority data, or perform other actions. Managing the data delivery from the second computing devices preserves battery life of the first computing device.

Claims

1. A system for managing delivery of content to a computing device, said system comprising:

a memory area associated with a first computing device, said memory area storing state data relating to a battery of the first computing device, said state data including a location of the first computing device; and

a processor programmed to;

access the state data stored in the memory area;

identify an established connection between the first computing device and a second computing device, said first computing device and said second computing device being connected via a network;

provide the accessed state data to the second computing device via the identified connection, wherein the second computing device alters a scheduled time for transmission of content from the second computing device to the first computing device as a function of the accessed state data based on a state of the battery on the first computing device, wherein providing the accessed state data to the second computing device includes providing a value of remaining battery capacity when the value of the remaining battery capacity falls below a threshold value; and

receive, by the first computing device at the altered time, the transmission of content from the second computing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to encapsulate the accessed state data via an application layer protocol, and wherein the processor provides the accessed state data by providing the encapsulated state data to the second computing device via the identified connection.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to bind the state data to an application layer protocol.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to collect the state data relating to one or more of the following:

signal strength, battery, network connections, whether the first computing device is moving, and whether a telephone call is in progress for the first computing device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the state data comprises a plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values, and wherein the processor is further programmed to:

provide the plurality of parameters to the second computing device; and

receive, from the second computing device, a selected plurality of parameters, wherein the processor is programmed to provide the accessed state data by providing the parameter values corresponding to the selected plurality of parameters.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

identify a subset of the accessed state data, said identified subset representing critical data;

establish another connection between the first computing device and the second computing device; and

provide the identified subset from the first computing device to the second computing device using the established another connection.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the identified subset of the accessed state data indicates low memory capacity of the first computing device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed to select and provide one or more of the following commands to the second computing device based on the accessed state data:

store, forward limited, forward normal, and forward all.

9. A method comprising:

accessing state data relating to a battery associated with a first computing device, said state data including a location of the first computing device;

identifying an established connection between the first computing device and a second computing device, said first computing device and said second computing device being connected via a network;

providing the accessed state data to the second computing device via the identified connection, wherein the second computing device alters a scheduled time for transmission of content from the second computing device to the first computing device as a function of the accessed state data based on a state of the battery on the first computing device, wherein providing the accessed state data to the second computing device includes providing a value of remaining useable memory when the value of the remaining useable memory falls below a threshold value; and

receiving, by the first computing device at the altered time, the transmission of content from the second computing device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising encapsulating the accessed state data via an application layer protocol, and wherein providing the accessed state data comprises providing the encapsulated state data to the second computing device via the identified connection.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising binding the state data to an application layer protocol.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising collecting the state data relating to one or more of the following:

signal strength, battery, network connections, whether the first computing device is moving, and whether a telephone call is in progress for the first computing device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the state data comprises a plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values, and further comprising:

providing the plurality of parameters to the second computing device; and

receiving, from the second computing device, a selected plurality of parameters, wherein providing the accessed state data comprises providing the parameter values corresponding to the selected plurality of parameters.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

identifying a subset of the accessed state data, said identified subset representing critical data;

establishing another connection between the first computing device and the second computing device; and

providing the identified subset from the first computing device to the second computing device using the established another connection.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the identified subset of the accessed state data indicates low memory capacity of the first computing device.

16. One or more computer-readable storage devices storing computer-executable components for managing delivery of content to a mobile device, said components comprising:

a subscription component associated with the mobile device for receiving, from a server, a selection of a battery level parameter from a plurality of parameters, said plurality of parameters corresponding to state conditions associated with one or more power-consuming resources of the mobile device;

a memory component associated with the mobile device for storing a correspondence between each of the state conditions and one or more actions;

a state component associated with the mobile device for determining a battery parameter value associated with the battery parameter based on the state conditions of the mobile device, wherein determining the battery parameter value includes determining a remaining battery capacity value and comparing the determined remaining battery capacity value with a threshold battery capacity value; and

a management component associated with the mobile device for;

identifying, by the mobile device, the actions corresponding to the determined battery parameter value based on the correspondence stored by the memory component; and

providing the identified actions from the mobile device to the server, wherein the server alters a scheduled time for transmission of content from the server to the mobile device based on the identified actions.

17. The computer-readable storage devices of claim 16, wherein the management component provides the identified actions to the server to alter one or more of the following associated with the scheduled time for transmission of content:

an activation time, a data type, a data speed, a bandwidth, and a protocol.

18. The computer-readable storage devices of claim 16, wherein the management component provides one or more of the following commands to the server:

store, forward limited, forward normal, and forward all.

19. The computer-readable storage devices of claim 16, wherein the management component provides the identified actions to the server using an application layer protocol over an established connection between the mobile device and the server.

20. The computer-readable storage devices of claim 16, wherein the management component provides the identified actions to the server as recommended actions, and further provides the determined battery parameter value to the server to indicate the corresponding state conditions associated with the mobile device.