System for optimising wireless data downloads
First Claim
1. A file server comprising:
- a data storage device adapted to store multimedia content; and
a wireless access point adapted to wirelessly interconnect, via a wireless data signal, the data storage device to a wireless device, the file server being configured to wirelessly transmit selected portions of the stored multimedia content to the wireless device, and being characterised by;
a directional signal strength gauge configured to determine the strength of the wireless data signal at the wireless device and to determine a direction from the wireless device to the wireless access point and by;
the directional signal strength gauge being configured to repeatedly broadcast a specific amount of data from the file server and to measure and record the time it takes to download the said specific amount of data on the wireless device;
the strength and/or reliability of the wireless data signal at the wireless device being inversely related to the download time for the said specific amount of data; and
bythe file server being configured to repeatedly poll the wireless device to monitor changes over time the strength and/or reliability of the wireless data signal received by the wireless device and for the wireless device'"'"'s location and/or movement data, whereinthe directional signal strength gauge is configured to estimate or determine the direction from the wireless device to the wireless access point by;
plotting download speed as a function of position, interpolating between corresponding measurements of download speed and position to create a spatial representation of signal strength as a function of the position of the wireless device; and
estimating a direction to the wireless access point corresponding to a direction in which the gradient of the spatial representation is substantially maximised.
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Abstract
A system (10) for optimizing wireless data downloads is described. An embodiment of the system is manifest as a file server (18) comprising: a data storage device (22) adapted to store multimedia content; and a wireless access point (36) adapted to wirelessly interconnect, via a wireless data signal, the data storage device (22) to a wireless device (52), the file server (18) being configured to wirelessly transmit selected portions of the stored multimedia content to the wireless device (52), and being characterized by: a directional signal strength gauge (60) configured to determine the strength of the wireless data signal at the wireless device and to determine a direction (72) from the wireless device to the wireless access point.
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19 Claims
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1. A file server comprising:
- a data storage device adapted to store multimedia content; and
a wireless access point adapted to wirelessly interconnect, via a wireless data signal, the data storage device to a wireless device, the file server being configured to wirelessly transmit selected portions of the stored multimedia content to the wireless device, and being characterised by;a directional signal strength gauge configured to determine the strength of the wireless data signal at the wireless device and to determine a direction from the wireless device to the wireless access point and by; the directional signal strength gauge being configured to repeatedly broadcast a specific amount of data from the file server and to measure and record the time it takes to download the said specific amount of data on the wireless device;
the strength and/or reliability of the wireless data signal at the wireless device being inversely related to the download time for the said specific amount of data; and
bythe file server being configured to repeatedly poll the wireless device to monitor changes over time the strength and/or reliability of the wireless data signal received by the wireless device and for the wireless device'"'"'s location and/or movement data, wherein the directional signal strength gauge is configured to estimate or determine the direction from the wireless device to the wireless access point by;
plotting download speed as a function of position, interpolating between corresponding measurements of download speed and position to create a spatial representation of signal strength as a function of the position of the wireless device; and
estimating a direction to the wireless access point corresponding to a direction in which the gradient of the spatial representation is substantially maximised. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a data storage device adapted to store multimedia content; and
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