Intelligent data delivery and storage based on data characteristics

• US 9,575,968 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2015
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Wang, Hui Carl, Zaydman, Oleg
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Lan-Dai T
• Application Number:
  US14/726,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20150358384A1
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: 709/219, 709/201, 709/202, 709/203, 709/238
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols

Abstract

Methods, program products, and systems of intelligent data delivery and storage based on data characteristics are disclosed. A database server can receive, from a user device, a request for data. The database server can determine a data size and a data type of the requested data. The database server can identify, based on the data size and data type, and from multiple candidate data delivery protocols for responding to the request, a data delivery protocol designated for delivering data having the data size and data type. The database server can deliver the data to the user device in response to the request using the identified data delivery protocol.

Claims

1. A method for delivering data to a user device, the method comprising:

by a database server;

receiving a query from the user device;

identifying, based on the query, at least a first file name and a second file name;

determining a first data size and a first data type of a first file associated with the first file name;

determining a second data size and a second data type of a second file associated with the second file name;

identifying a first data delivery protocol from a plurality of candidate data delivery protocols based on;

i) a filter parameter, ii) the first data size, and iii) the first data type;

identifying a second data delivery protocol from the plurality of candidate data delivery protocols based on;

i) the filter parameter, ii) the second data size, and iii) the second data type;

causing a first delivery of the first file to the user device using the first data delivery protocol over a first connection; and

causing a second delivery of the second file to the user device via the second data delivery protocol over a second connection,

wherein the first delivery of the first file is concurrent with the second delivery of the second file, the first file is stored at the database server, and the second file is stored remotely from the database server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first file is a first multimedia file and the second file is a second multimedia file.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second data type is a container data type.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the filter parameter specifies that a particular data object having:

i) a size exceeding a size threshold and ii) characterized by the container data type are to be delivered using a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) streaming protocol through an HTTP connection.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

the first connection is a database connection, and

the second connection is a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) connection between the user device and an HTTP server.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

sending an address of the HTTP server to the user device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the user device does not have access privileges to the HTTP server.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a database server comprising one or more processors, cause the database server to deliver data to a user device, by carrying out steps that include:

receiving a query from the user device;

identifying, based on the query, at least a first file name and a second file name;

determining a first data size and a first data type of a first file associated with the first file name;

determining a second data size and a second data type of a second file associated with the second file name;

identifying a first data delivery protocol from a plurality of candidate data delivery protocols based on;

i) a filter parameter, ii) the first data size, and iii) the first data type;

identifying a second data delivery protocol from the plurality of candidate data delivery protocols and based on;

i) the filter parameter, ii) the second data size, and iii) the second data type;

causing a first delivery of the first file to the user device using the first data delivery protocol over a first connection; and

causing a second delivery of the second file to the user device via the second data delivery protocol over a second connection,

wherein the first delivery of the first file is concurrent with the second delivery of the second file, the first file is stored at the database server, and the second file is stored remotely from the database server.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first file is a first multimedia file and the second file is a second multimedia file.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the second data type is a container data type.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the filter parameter specifies that a particular data object having:

i) a size exceeding a size threshold and ii) characterized by the container data type are to be delivered using a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) streaming protocol through an HTTP connection.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein:

the first connection is a database connection, and

the second connection is a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) connection between the user device and an HTTP server.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the steps further include:

sending an address of the HTTP server to the user device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the user device does not have access privileges to the HTTP server.

15. A database server to perform data delivery to a user device, the database server comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the processor cause the database server to carry out steps that include;

receiving a query from the user device;

identifying, based on the query, at least a first file name and a second file name;

determining a first data size and a first data type of a first file associated with the first file name;

determining a second data size and a second data type of a second file associated with the second file name;

identifying a first data delivery protocol from a plurality of candidate data delivery protocols and based on;

i) a filter parameter, ii) the first data size, and iii) the first data type;

identifying a second data delivery protocol from the plurality of candidate data delivery protocols and based on;

i) the filter parameter, ii) the second data size, and iii) the second data type;

causing a first delivery of the first file to the user device using the first data delivery protocol over a first connection; and

causing a second delivery of the second file to the user device via the second data delivery protocol over a second connection,

wherein the first delivery of the first file is concurrent with the second delivery of the second file, the first file is stored at the database server, and the second file is stored remotely from the database server.

16. The database server of claim 15, wherein the second data type is a container data type.

17. The database server of claim 16, wherein:

the first connection is a database connection, and

the second connection is a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) connection between the user device and an HTTP server.

18. The database server of claim 16, wherein the filter parameter specifies that a particular data object having:

i) a size exceeding a size threshold and ii) characterized by the container data type are to be delivered using a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) streaming protocol through an HTTP connection.