Method for Sparse Object Streaming in Mobile Devices

• US 20100057938A1
• Filed: 08/25/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tarsin, Inc. (Tarsin Mobile, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tarsin, Inc. (Tarsin Mobile, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schmidt, James H., Osborne, John
• Application Number:
  US12/547,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20100057938A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/32 Post and telecommunications franking apparatus G07B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/60 Business processes related to postal services shipping G06Q10/083; franking apparatus G07B17/00

Abstract

A communication system includes a wireless communication device that is adapted to send and receive data associated with at least one application. A computer server is in communication with the wireless communication device. The computer server is adapted to determine a new set of data requested by the wireless communication device and to compare the new set of data to a previously transmitted set of data. A reduced set of data is generated. The reduced set of data comprises at least a portion of the new set of data not previously transmitted. The reduced set of data is transmitted to the wireless communication device. A method of generating a reduced or sparse data object is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising:

(A) a wireless communication device adapted to send and receive data associated with at least one application;

(B) a computer server in communication with the wireless communication device, the computer server being adapted to;

(a) determine a first set of data requested by the wireless communication device;

(b) compare the first set of data to a second previously transmitted set of data;

(c) generate a third set of data, the third set of data comprising at least a portion of the first set of data not previously transmitted; and

(d) transmit the third set of data to the wireless communication device.

2. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the computer server generates a first member map.

3. The communication system of claim 2, wherein the first member map comprises a listing of default data and non-default data associated with the application.

4. The communication system of claim 2, wherein the first member map is transmitted with the third set of data.

5. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device generates a second member map that is transmitted to the computer server.

6. The machine readable medium of claim 2, wherein the wireless communication device generates the first set of data from the third set of data and at least a portion of the second set of data using the first member map.

7. A computerized method, not necessarily in the order shown comprising:

(A) determining a new data object to be transmitted;

(B) comparing the new data object to a previously transmitted data object;

(C) generating a reduced data object, the reduced data object comprising at least a portion of the new data object not previously transmitted; and

(D) transmitting the reduced data object.

8. The computerized method of claim 7, further comprising generating a member map, the member map containing a listing of default data and non-default data associated with an application.

9. The computerized method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting the member map.

10. The computerized method of claim 7, further comprising caching redundant data object values.

11. The computerized method of claim 8, further comprising modifying the member map to indicate non-redundant data.

12. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by a computer performs the following operations:

(A) determine a new data object to be transmitted;

(B) compare the new data object to a previously transmitted data object;

(C) generate a reduced data object, the reduced data object comprising at least a portion of the new data object; and

(D) generate a member map, the member map containing a listing of data objects that are modified and data objects that are unmodified.

13. The machine readable medium of claim 12, wherein the reduced data object and the member map are transmitted to a wireless communication device.

14. The machine readable medium of claim 12, wherein the wireless communication device generates the new data object from the reduced data object and at least a portion of the previously transmitted data object using the member map.

15. The machine readable medium of claim 12, wherein the wireless communication device generates a second reduced data object.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein the second reduced data object is transmitted to a computer server.

17. The machine readable medium of claim 12, wherein the wireless communication device generates a second member map.

18. The machine readable medium of claim 17, wherein the second member map is transmitted to a computer server.

19. A communication system comprising:

(A) a wireless communication device adapted to send and receive data associated with at least one application;

(B) a computer server in communication with the wireless communication device, the computer server having a processor;

(C) software operable on the processor to;

(a) determine a first set of data to be transmitted;

(b) compare the first set of data to a second previously transmitted set of data;

(c) generate a third set of data, the third set of data comprising at least a portion of the first set of data not previously transmitted; and

(d) transmit the third set of data to the wireless communication device.

20. The communication system of claim 19, further comprising generating a first member map.

21. The communication system of claim 20, wherein the first member map comprises a listing of default data and non-default data associated with the application.

22. The communication system of claim 20, wherein the first member map is transmitted with the third set of data.

23. The communication system of claim 19, wherein the wireless communication device generates a second member map that is transmitted to the computer server.

24. The machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein the wireless communication device generates the first set of data from the third set of data and at least a portion of the second set of data using the first member map.

25. The machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein the first member map indicates at least one default value.

26. A computerized method, not necessarily in the order shown comprising:

(A) determining a new data object to be transmitted;

(B) comparing the new data object to a set of default data object values;

(C) generating a reduced data object, the reduced data object comprising at least a set of non-default data object values; and

(D) transmitting the reduced data object.

27. The computerized method of claim 26, further comprising generating a member map, the member map containing a listing of at least one default data object member and at least one non-default data object member.

28. The computerized method of claim 27, further comprising transmitting the member map.