Proxy-based push service

• US 9,749,435 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2012
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Li, Li
• Primary Examiner(s): Safaipour, Bobbak
• Application Number:
  US13/355,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20130190032A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,048 Days
• Field of Search: 455411, 4554141, 455421, 4554121, 4554122, 455419, 455420, 4554565, 4554566, 4554323, 455 4, 455 66, 455517, 455413, 455415, 455418, 4554261, 709206, 709224, 709225-229, 709207, 709201-203, 370338, 370412
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54

Abstract

A method and apparatus to proxy notification service connections between a mobile client and a notification server. In one embodiment of the invention, a proxy receives a proxy setup request for the notification service from the mobile client. The proxy further establishes a notification connection with the notification server for the mobile client and maintains the notification connection without waking an application processor of the mobile client. The proxy receives a notification from the notification service and forwards the notification to the mobile client.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor in a mobile device cause the processor to perform operations for proxying a notification service between a mobile client of the mobile device and a notification server, the operations comprising:

receiving a proxy setup request for the notification service from the mobile client;

establishing a notification connection with the notification server for the mobile client;

maintaining the notification connection with the notification server without waking an application processor of the mobile client from a sleep mode;

receiving a notification from the notification service;

bundling the received notification with another notification, wherein the bundling is determined based at least in part on a time of day and a battery life parameter of the mobile device;

forwarding the bundled notifications to the mobile client; and

waking the application processor.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

scheduling a connection message interval for the notification service, wherein after the connection message interval, the application processor awakens and transmits a notification service connection message to the notification server.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the notification comprises a push notification.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the establishing the notification connection comprises:

transmitting a response to the proxy setup request to the mobile client.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an update request from the mobile client; and

updating the mobile client with the update request.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the update request comprises an address change of the mobile client.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the maintaining further comprises:

synchronizing transmissions of notification service connection messages for the notification service and a second notification service based at least in part on overlapping notification service connection message transmission windows.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is without a data service, and wherein the forwarding further comprises utilizing a short message service (SMS).

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the bundling is further determined based at least in part on a timeliness of a service.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the bundling is further determined based at least in part on a location of the mobile device.

11. A system for a proxy-based service, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to;

establish a notification service connection between a mobile client of a mobile device and a notification server providing a notification service;

schedule a connection message interval for the notification service, wherein after the connection message interval, an application processor of the mobile client awakens and transmits a connection message for the notification service;

maintain the notification service connection with the notification server without waking the application processor of the mobile client from a sleep mode;

receive a notification from the notification service;

bundle the received notification with another notification based at least in part on a time of day and a battery life parameter of the mobile device; and

forward the bundled notifications to the mobile client.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the notification service connection message comprises a PING message or a hypertext transport protocol request.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the notification comprises a push notification.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein to maintain the notification service connection without waking the application processor, the processor is further configured to keep a network stack awake.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein to bundle, the processor is further configured to bundle the received notification with the another notification based at least in part on a location of the mobile device.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the bundling is further determined based at least in part on a timeliness of a service.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the mobile device is without a data service, and wherein to forward, the processor is further configured to utilize a short message service (SMS).

18. A method for a proxy-based service, comprising:

establishing a notification service connection with a notification server and a mobile client of a mobile device;

maintaining the notification service connection with the notification server and the mobile client without waking an application processor of the mobile client from a sleep mode;

determining a schedule to awaken the application processor and refresh the notification service connection;

receiving a notification from the notification service;

bundling the received notification with another notification, wherein the bundling is determined based at least in part on a time of day and a battery life parameter of the mobile device; and

forwarding the bundled notification to the application processor.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the determining the schedule to awaken the application processor comprises:

scheduling a connection message interval for the notification service, wherein after the connection message interval, the application processor wakens and transmits a notification service connection message to the notification server.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the establishing the notification connection comprises:

receiving a proxy setup request for the notification service from the application processor; and

transmitting a response to the proxy setup request to the application processor.