Distributed implementation of dynamic wireless traffic policy

• US 10,728,899 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2018
• Issued: 07/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Backholm, Ari, Luna, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Barot, Bharat
• Application Number:
  US16/168,156
• Publication Number:
  US 20190059083A1
• Time in Patent Office: 644 Days
• Field of Search: 709202-203, 709213-214, 709217-219, 709223-224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• 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 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/566 Grouping or aggregating service requests, e.g. for unified processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5681 Pre-fetching or pre-delivering data based on network characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method of buffering application data operable at a delivery control server is provided. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method of conserving resources in a network, the method comprising:

receiving, at a host server, a notification from an application server that data is available to be sent to a mobile device,

wherein the notification includes a priority, the priority being of a first priority level or a second priority level;

sending the notification to the mobile device over an IP connection;

receiving, at the host server, a power save notification from the mobile device,

wherein the power save notification is based on a characteristic of user activity and indicates that a user of the mobile device is inactive;

based on receipt of the power save notification;

buffering notifications of the first priority level, such that notifications of the first priority level are not sent to the mobile device until after an expiration of a wait period; and

sending notifications of the second priority level to the mobile device while the user is inactive; and

upon receipt of an indication that the user is no longer inactive after a period of inactivity, sending the buffered notifications of the first priority level to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, upon receipt of the indication that the user is no longer inactive after the period of inactivity, sending notifications of the second priority level to the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of notifications are received from a plurality of application servers, with each notification that originates from a first application server being associated with a first application on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the characteristic of user activity includes application behavior.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the priority of the notification that data is available is based on a type of the available data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the priority of the notification that data is available is provided by the application server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein information received from the application server is received over a wired network, and information received from the mobile device is received over a wireless network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification from the application server that data is available to be sent to the mobile device is received in response to a poll of the application server.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein buffering notifications of the first priority level reduces signaling overhead in the network.

10. A host server for conserving resources in a network, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, the processor configured for;

receiving, at the host server, a notification from an application server that data is available to be sent to a mobile device,

wherein the notification includes a priority, the priority being of a first priority level or a second priority level;

sending the notification to the mobile device over an IP connection;

receiving, at the host server, a power save notification from the mobile device,

wherein the power save notification is based on a characteristic of user activity and indicates that a user of the mobile device is inactive;

based on receipt of the power save notification;

buffering notifications of the first priority level, such that notifications of the first priority level are not sent to the mobile device until after an expiration of a wait period; and

sending notifications of the second priority level to the mobile device while the user is inactive; and

upon receipt of an indication that the user is no longer inactive after a period of inactivity, sending the buffered notifications of the first priority level to the mobile device.

11. The host server of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured for, upon receipt of the indication that the user is no longer inactive after the period of inactivity, sending notifications of the second priority level to the mobile device.

12. The host server of claim 10, wherein a plurality of notifications are received from a plurality of application servers, with each notification that originates from a first application server being associated with a first application on the mobile device.

13. The host server of claim 10, wherein the characteristic of user activity includes application behavior.

14. The host server of claim 10, wherein the priority of the notification that data is available is based on a type of the available data.

15. The host server of claim 10, wherein the priority of the notification that data is available is provided by the application server.

16. The host server of claim 10, wherein information received from the application server is received over a wired network, and information received from the mobile device is received over a wireless network.

17. The host server of claim 10, wherein the notification from the application server that data is available to be sent to the mobile device is received in response to a poll of the application server.

18. The host server of claim 10, wherein buffering notifications of the first priority level reduces signaling overhead in the network.