Optimizing traffic by controlling keep-alives
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1. A method comprising:
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intercepting a keepalive message sent from an application executing on the mobile device to a remote entity as part of a transaction;
determining whether to delay the keepalive message by sending the keepalive message to a delay pool buffer;
determining whether to flush the keepalive message delay pool buffer;
setting a timer to a predetermined time, wherein the timer is associated with a keepalive message delay pool buffer, anddetermining whether a radio on the mobile device is up;
wherein determining whether to delay the keepalive message includes;
determining whether the timer has fired;
in response to a determination that the radio is not up and a determination that the timer has not fired, sending the keepalive message to the keepalive message delay pool buffer; and
setting the timer to a maximum time allowed without harming communications between the mobile device and the remote entity,wherein determining whether to flush the keepalive delay pool buffer includes, in response to a determination that the radio is up, flushing the keepalive delay pool buffer.
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Abstract
A system, method and non-transitory computer code for operating a proxy server operating under software to cause the proxy server to access a communication network and to delay, advance or block keep-alives for a client device to improve traffic data flow.
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1. A method comprising:
at a mobile device; intercepting a keepalive message sent from an application executing on the mobile device to a remote entity as part of a transaction; determining whether to delay the keepalive message by sending the keepalive message to a delay pool buffer; determining whether to flush the keepalive message delay pool buffer; setting a timer to a predetermined time, wherein the timer is associated with a keepalive message delay pool buffer, and determining whether a radio on the mobile device is up; wherein determining whether to delay the keepalive message includes; determining whether the timer has fired; in response to a determination that the radio is not up and a determination that the timer has not fired, sending the keepalive message to the keepalive message delay pool buffer; and setting the timer to a maximum time allowed without harming communications between the mobile device and the remote entity, wherein determining whether to flush the keepalive delay pool buffer includes, in response to a determination that the radio is up, flushing the keepalive delay pool buffer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a communications interface; the processor being configured to; intercept a keepalive message sent from an application executing on the mobile device to a remote entity as part of a transaction; determine whether to delay the keepalive message by sending the keepalive message to a keepalive message delay pool buffer; determine whether to flush the keepalive delay pool buffer; set a timer to a predetermined time, wherein the timer is associated with the keepalive message delay pool buffer; and determine whether a radio on the mobile device is up; wherein to determine whether to delay the keepalive message includes the processor configured to; determine whether the timer has fired; in response to a determination that the radio is not up and a determination that the timer has not fired, send the keepalive message to the keepalive message delay pool buffer; and set the timer to a maximum time allowed without harming communications between the mobile device and the remote entity, wherein to determine whether to flush the keepalive delay pool buffer includes the processor configured to, in response to a determination that the radio is up, flush the keepalive delay pool buffer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; a computer readable program code configured to; intercept a keepalive message sent from an application executing on a mobile device to a remote entity as part of a transaction; determine whether to delay the keepalive message by sending the keepalive message to a keepalive message delay pool buffer; determine whether to flush the keepalive delay pool buffer; set a timer to a predetermined time, wherein the timer is associated with the keepalive message delay pool buffer; determine whether a radio on the mobile device is up; wherein to determine whether to delay the keepalive message includes the program code configured to; wherein determining whether to delay the keepalive message including; determine whether the timer has fired; in response to a determination that the radio is not up and a determination that the timer has not fired, send the keepalive message to the keepalive message delay pool buffer; and set the timer to a maximum time allowed without harming communications between the mobile device and the remote entity, wherein to determine whether to flush the keepalive delay pool buffer includes the program code configured to, in response to a determination that the radio is up, flush the keepalive delay pool buffer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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