Mobile device configured for operating in a power save mode and a traffic optimization mode and related method

• US 9,769,702 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2015
• Issued: 09/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Luna, Michael, Backholm, Ari, Bott, Ross
• Primary Examiner(s): Gidado, Rasheed
• Application Number:
  US14/691,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20150230130A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0823 characterised by the purposes of a change of settings, e.g. optimising configuration for enhancing reliability for optimising operational conditions of wireless networks H04W24/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/083 for increasing network speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/062 related to network traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method and system are for generating a report for delivery to or access or query by a network operator by determining, by a server-side proxy, optimization efficiency for traffic in a wireless network, tracking, by the server-side proxy, user-related information in the wireless network, generating, based on at least one of the optimization efficiency and the user-related information, a report for delivery to or access by an operator of the wireless network, the report including an alert of viral take-up of a new application, and performing, by the server-side proxy, traffic optimization functions alleviating traffic in the wireless network.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a mobile device configured for operating in a power save mode and a traffic optimization mode;

receiving a selection from a user at the mobile device whether to enter the traffic optimization mode, wherein, in response to entering the traffic optimization mode, traffic optimization functions reducing traffic in a wireless network are performed by a server in communication with the wireless network;

determining optimization efficiency for traffic in the wireless network;

tracking user-related information in the wireless network;

generating, based on at least one of the optimization efficiency and the user-related information, a first report, wherein the first report is generated based on information provided in response to the mobile device operating in the wireless network while in the traffic optimization mode;

wherein the mobile device is configured for entering the power save mode based on inactivity of the mobile device;

wherein a battery consumption of the mobile device is adjusted based on entry into the power save mode and further through the traffic optimization functions after entry into the traffic optimization mode,

wherein a second report related to battery consumption is generated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the optimization efficiency is determined from data traffic.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the optimization efficiency includes information specific to different mobile applications on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first report displays the optimization efficiency for data by including a comparison of data traffic and saved data traffic as a result of the traffic optimization functions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-related information includes:

total users and new users; and

total users by application, by bearer, by host, by operation, or by device type.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein statistical data from the optimization efficiency for the wireless network is generated.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein statistical data from the optimization efficiency across multiple wireless networks serviced by multiple network operators is generated.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, the wireless network traffic includes at least one of mobile network traffic and WiFi network traffic.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first report comprises custom analysis including at least one of:

analysis, comparison, and trending across single or multiple dimensions.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first report comprises analysis of at least one:

of data feed to computer readable medium (CRM);

network operations; and

policy management in real-time or on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second report is application specific.

12. A mobile device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, the mobile device configured for;

entering a power save mode based on inactivity of the mobile device, wherein, functions related to battery consumption reduction are performed while in the power save mode;

receiving a selection from a user at the mobile device whether to enter a traffic optimization mode for optimizing traffic, wherein, in response to entering the traffic optimization mode, traffic in a wireless network directed to the mobile device is optimized by a server to reduce traffic in the wireless network;

tracking optimization efficiency for at least one of mobile network traffic and WiFi traffic of the wireless network at the mobile device, wherein optimization efficiency is determined from at least an amount of data communicated to the mobile device,

wherein a battery consumption of the mobile device is adjusted based on entry into the power save mode and further through traffic optimization functions after entry into the traffic optimization mode;

wherein the optimization efficiency is displayed as a first report, the first report generated based on information provided in response to the mobile device operating in the wireless network while in the traffic optimization mode; and

determining battery consumption data of the mobile device.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the optimization efficiency is determined from data traffic.

14. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the first report displays the optimization efficiency for data by including a comparison of data traffic and saved data traffic as a result of the traffic optimization at the server.

15. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein statistical data from the optimization efficiency for the wireless network is generated for display in the first report.

16. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the wireless network traffic includes at least one of mobile network traffic and WiFi network traffic.

17. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein a second report related to battery consumption of the mobile device is generated.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the second report is application specific.