Enhancement of upload and/or download performance based on client and/or server feedback information

• US 9,729,675 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2014
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Box Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Box Incorporated
• Inventors: Queisser, Jeff, Lyons, James P., Luecke, Ryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David
• Application Number:
  US14/293,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20140317176A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,163 Days
• Field of Search: 709219, 709202, 709203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/124 using a combination of metrics
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• 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 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing enhancement of upload and/or download performance based on client and/or server feedback information are disclosed. In one embodiment, the disclosed method optimizes upload performance by performing an upload speed test to measure an upload speed associated with each of multiple servers. The method detects a user request to upload a file from a client device to a host server. Based on results from the upload speed test, the method selects one of the multiple servers to upload the file. The multiple servers can include host servers providing cloud-based collaboration and/or storage services, one or more content delivery network servers and/or geographically distributed edge servers.

Claims

1. A mobile device for optimizing upload performance, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with the memory, and configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to;

identify different types of routes between a first location and a second location, wherein the first location corresponds to a user device and the second location corresponds to a host server;

perform an upload speed test to measure an upload speed associated with the different types of routes from the first location to the second location;

detect a user request to upload a file from the first location to the second location; and

based on results from the upload speed test, select a route from among the different types of routes to upload the file.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the different types of routes comprise of at least two of sending data to an edge server, sending data to one or more content delivery networks, or sending data directly to a local server.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the upload speed test is performed periodically in anticipation of a user request to upload the file.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one of the different types of routes selected is a fastest server based on the results from the upload speed test.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, further configured to:

select the one of the different types of routes using a round robin method to upload the file in response to detecting upload speed throttling.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the upload speed test is a background process.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, further configured to report results from the upload speed test to the host server.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the reported upload speeds associated with a combination of factors are aggregated along with upload speeds measured by the host server and associated with the same combination of factors.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the combination of factors includes first three octets of an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the mobile device, operating system and version associated with the mobile device and a browser and version associated with the mobile device.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the different types of routes further comprise at least one of a content delivery network server or an edge server that is in geographic proximity of the mobile device.

11. A method for optimizing upload performance, comprising:

identifying different types of routes between a first location and a second location, wherein the first location corresponds to a user device and the second location corresponds to a host server;

performing an upload speed test to measure an upload speed associated with the different types of routes from the first location to the second location;

detecting a user request to upload a file from the first location to the second location; and

based on results from the upload speed test, selecting a route from among the different types of routes to upload the file.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the different types of routes comprise of at least two of sending data to an edge server, sending data to one or more content delivery networks, or sending data directly to a local server.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the upload speed test is performed periodically in anticipation of a user request to upload the file.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the one of the different types of routes selected is a fastest server based on the results from the upload speed test.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

in response to detecting upload speed throttling, selecting the one of the different types of routes using a round robin method to upload the file from the user device.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the upload speed test is a background process.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

reporting results from the upload speed test to the host server.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the reported upload speeds associated with a combination of factors are aggregated along with upload speeds measured by the host server and associated with the same combination of factors.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the combination of factors includes first three octets of an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the user device, operating system and version associated with the user device and a browser and version associated with the user device.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the different types of routes further comprise at least one of a content delivery network server or an edge server that is in geographic proximity of the user device associated with the upload speed test.