Courier network service
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
a set of logics that control the distribution of curated electronic data in a courier network;
a memory that stores information for controlling the distribution of the curated electronic data in the courier network; and
an interface to connect the processor, the memory, and the set of logics;
the set of logics comprising;
a first logic that identifies the curated electronic data; and
a second logic that controls the distribution of the curated electronic data in the courier network,where the courier network includes a recipient apparatus and a courier apparatus,where the courier apparatus receives the curated electronic data from a content provider at a first physical location at a first point in time as controlled, at least in part, by the second logic,where the curated electronic is carried to a second physical location by the courier apparatus, andwhere the courier apparatus provides the curated electronic data to the recipient apparatus at the second physical location at a second later point in time as controlled, at least in part, by the second logic.
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Abstract
Example apparatus facilitate controlling how targeted electronic data is selected and couriered (e.g., physically carried) between a provider in a first physical location and a recipient in a second physical location. An apparatus, method, or service may control the flow of targeted electronic data or metadata concerning the targeted electronic data in a courier network. The service may consider requests for targeted electronic data or information from which targeted electronic data can be identified. The service may also consider predictions about content that a recipient may want. The targeted electronic data may be identified based on a current state of an operating system, an application, or content at the recipient and information about a desired state of the operating system, application, or content. The number and identity of courier devices selected to courier data may be based on a familiarity index between couriers and recipients in the courier network.
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47 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a set of logics that control the distribution of curated electronic data in a courier network; a memory that stores information for controlling the distribution of the curated electronic data in the courier network; and an interface to connect the processor, the memory, and the set of logics; the set of logics comprising; a first logic that identifies the curated electronic data; and a second logic that controls the distribution of the curated electronic data in the courier network, where the courier network includes a recipient apparatus and a courier apparatus, where the courier apparatus receives the curated electronic data from a content provider at a first physical location at a first point in time as controlled, at least in part, by the second logic, where the curated electronic is carried to a second physical location by the courier apparatus, and where the courier apparatus provides the curated electronic data to the recipient apparatus at the second physical location at a second later point in time as controlled, at least in part, by the second logic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method, comprising:
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identifying curated electronic data to be couriered between a data provider and a data recipient by a courier device in a courier network, where the curated electronic data is identified based, at least in part, on state provided by the data recipient, on state provided by the courier device, on state provided by the data provider, and on a distribution plan for the courier network; controlling a first electronic interaction between the courier device and the data provider, where the first electronic interaction occurs at a first time using a first communication path while the courier device is located in a first location; and controlling a second electronic interaction between the courier device and the data recipient, where the second electronic interaction occurs at a second later time using a second different communication path while the courier device is located in a second different location, where the first electronic interaction selectively transfers the curated electronic data from the data provider to the courier device, where the second electronic interaction selectively transfers the curated electronic data from the courier device to the data recipient, where the first electronic interaction and the second electronic interaction are performed independently and separated by at least one minute, and where the method is performed by an apparatus other than the courier device or the data recipient. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; a content circuit that selects content to be carried in the memory of a courier apparatus operating in a direct network, where the content is received from a data provider and delivered to a second device by the courier apparatus, where the content circuit selects the content based on content stored by the courier apparatus, content stored by the second device, and a distribution plan for the direct network, where the distribution plan describes content that is to be stored on the second device; and a connection circuit that controls communications in the direct network between the courier apparatus and the content provider and between the courier apparatus and the second device, where the connection circuit controls the communication of the content between the courier apparatus and the content provider at a first time at a first physical location using a first protocol while the courier apparatus is located at the first physical location, where the connection circuit controls the communication of the content between the courier apparatus the second device at a second time at a second physical location using a second protocol while the courier apparatus is located at the second physical location, where the second protocol does not involve the Internet, and where the second protocol is connectionless.
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