Moveable storage

• US 10,430,720 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2017
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Bevan, Frances, Markowitz, David, Rekstad, Michael, Sim, Jae, Stone, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo, Isaac M
• Application Number:
  US15/443,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20170330100A1
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-899
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/17 Details of further file system functions
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 7/01 Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks

Abstract

A system for storing and moving data based on the location of a user or a change in location of a user is described herein. Data associated with a user may be stored at one or more storage devices associated with a location of the user. Some or all of the data associated with the user may be moved to one or more other storage devices if, for example, the user moves to a different location or is expected to move to a different location, so that the user'"'"'s data may be more efficiently accessed by the user.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to;

determine an anticipated location change of a user from a first geographical location to a second geographical location; and

after determining the anticipated location change, based on an indication that the user will access data associated with the user during the anticipated location change, and before the user changes location from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, move the data associated with the user from a storage device associated with the first geographical location to a mobile device associated with the user.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to move the data associated with the user by moving the data further based on a location schedule associated with the user.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to move the data associated with the user by moving the data after a determination that a duration of a travel period associated with the anticipated location change satisfies a threshold.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

determine one or more capabilities of the mobile device; and

move, based on the one or more capabilities of the mobile device, second data associated with the user from the storage device to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

after moving the data associated with the user to the mobile device, move the data from the mobile device to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

after determining the anticipated location change and before the user changes location from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, move the data associated with the user from the storage device associated with the first geographical location to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location; and

synchronize the data moved to the mobile device with the data moved to the second storage device to update the data moved to the second storage device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to move the data associated with the user by moving the data after a determination that the data will be inaccessible during at least a portion of the anticipated location change.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication that the user will access the data is based on a duration of a travel period associated with the anticipated location change.

9. A system comprising:

a storage device associated with a first geographical location, the storage device comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the storage device, cause the storage device to;

store data associated with a user; and

a computing device comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to;

determine an anticipated location change of the user from the first geographical location to a second geographical location; and

after determining the anticipated location change, based on an indication that the user will access the data associated with the user during the anticipated location change, and before the user changes location from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, move the data associated with the user from the storage device associated with the first geographical location to a mobile device associated with the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to move the data associated with the user by moving the data based on a location schedule associated with the user.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to move the data associated with the user by moving the data after a determination that a duration of a travel period associated with the anticipated location change satisfies a threshold.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to:

determine one or more capabilities of the mobile device; and

move, based on the one or more capabilities of the mobile device, second data associated with the user from the storage device to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to:

after moving the data associated with the user to the mobile device, move the data from the mobile device to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to:

after determining the anticipated location change and before the user changes location from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, move the data associated with the user from the storage device associated with the first geographical location to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location; and

synchronize the data moved to the mobile device with the data moved to the second storage device to update the data moved to the second storage device.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to move the data associated with the user by moving the data after a determination that the data will be inaccessible during at least a portion of the anticipated location change.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the indication that the user will access the data is based on a duration of a travel period associated with the anticipated location change.

17. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to;

determine an anticipated location change of a user from a first geographical location to a second geographical location; and

after determining the anticipated location change, based on an access indicator associated with the user and with a travel period associated with the anticipated location change, and before the user changes location from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, cause data associated with the user and stored at a storage device associated with the first geographical location to be stored at a mobile device associated with the user.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to cause the data associated with the user to be stored at the mobile device by causing the data to be stored at the mobile device further based on a location schedule associated with the user.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to cause the data associated with the user to be stored at the mobile device by causing the data to be stored at the mobile device after a determination that a duration of the travel period associated with the anticipated location change satisfies a threshold.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

determine one or more capabilities of the mobile device; and

move, based on the one or more capabilities of the mobile device, second data associated with the user from the storage device to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

after causing the data associated with the user to be stored at the mobile device, move the data from the mobile device to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to move the data from the mobile device to the second storage device by moving the data to the second storage device after a determination that the second storage device is available.

23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

after determining the anticipated location change and before the user changes location from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, move the data associated with the user from the storage device associated with the first geographical location to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location; and

synchronize the data stored at the mobile device with the data moved to the second storage device to update the data moved to the second storage device.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the access indicator is associated with a mode of transportation during the travel period associated with the anticipated location change.

25. A system comprising:

a storage device associated with a first geographical location, the storage device comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the storage device, cause the storage device to;

store data associated with a user; and

a computing device comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to;

determine an anticipated location change of the user from the first geographical location to a second geographical location; and

after determining the anticipated location change, based on an access indicator associated with the user and with a travel period associated with the anticipated location change, and before the user changes location from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, cause the data associated with the user and stored at the storage device associated with the first geographical location to be stored at a mobile device associated with the user.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to cause the data associated with the user to be stored at the mobile device by causing the data be stored at the mobile device further based on a location schedule associated with the user.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to cause the data associated with the user to be stored at the mobile device by causing the data associated with the user to be stored at the mobile device after a determination that a duration of the travel period associated with the anticipated location change satisfies a threshold.

28. The system of claim 25, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to:

determine one or more capabilities of the mobile device; and

move, based on the one or more capabilities of the mobile device, second data associated with the user from the storage device to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location.

29. The system of claim 25, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to:

after causing the data associated with the user to be stored at the mobile device, move the data from the mobile device to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to move the data by moving the data to the second storage device after a determination that the second storage device is available.

31. The system of claim 25, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to:

after determining the anticipated location change and before the user changes location from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, move the data associated with the user from the storage device associated with the first geographical location to a second storage device associated with the second geographical location; and

synchronize the data stored at the mobile device with the data moved to the second storage device to update the data moved to the second storage device.

32. The system of claim 25, wherein the access indicator is associated with a mode of transportation during the travel period associated with the anticipated location change.

33. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to;

determine an anticipated location change of a user to a geographical location; and

after determining the anticipated location change and based on a determination that a likelihood that the user will access data associated with the user during a commute associated with the anticipated location change satisfies a threshold, move the data associated with the user to a mobile device associated with the user.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to move the data associated with the user by moving the data further based on a location schedule associated with the user.

35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to move the data associated with the user by moving the data after a determination that a duration of the commute associated with the anticipated location change satisfies a threshold.

36. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the likelihood that the user will access the data is based on information indicative of data access of the user during a past location change of the user.

37. A system comprising:

a mobile device associated with a user; and

a computing device comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to;

determine an anticipated location change of the user to a geographical location; and

after determining the anticipated location change and based on a determination that a likelihood that the user will access data associated with the user during a commute associated with the anticipated location change satisfies a threshold, move the data associated with the user to the mobile device;

wherein the mobile device comprises;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the mobile device, cause the mobile device to;

receive the data associated with a user.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to move the data associated with the user by moving the data further based on a location schedule associated with the user.

39. The system of claim 37, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the computing device, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device, cause the computing device to move the data associated with the user by moving the data after a determination that a duration of the commute associated with the anticipated location change satisfies a threshold.

40. The system of claim 37, wherein the likelihood that the user will access the data is based on information indicative of data access of the user during a past location change of the user.