OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE POLLING INTERVALS TO SATISFY MOBILE DEVICE REQUESTS

• US 20120131095A1
• Filed: 11/22/2011
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Luna, Michael, Campbell, Stan
• Granted Patent: US 8,903,954 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/103 with adaptive polling, i.e. dynamically adapting the polling rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/566 Grouping or aggregating service requests, e.g. for unified processing
• 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: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols

Abstract

Systems and methods for optimizing a polling interval to capture new or changed content at an application server in a wireless network are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for polling the application server using a first polling interval, monitoring responses received from the polling of the application server, adjusting the first polling interval to a second polling interval for polling the application server and/or using the second polling interval for polling another resource delivering same or similar content as the application server.

Claims

1. A method for optimizing a polling interval to capture new or changed content at an application server, the method, comprising:

polling the application server using a first polling interval;

monitoring responses received from the polling of the application server;

adjusting the first polling interval of the application server based on when and if any of the responses received by polling at the first polling interval indicate new or changed content from the application server;

wherein, the polling of the application server occurs responsive to requests of a mobile client on a mobile device to access content from the application server;

wherein, multiple application servers are able to be polled for multiple mobile clients on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the mobile client being hosted by the application server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the first polling interval is determined by the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the polling of the application server is performed by a proxy server and occurs responsive to requests of the mobile device sent over the cellular network to the application server intercepted by the proxy server.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, the first polling interval is communicated by the mobile device to the proxy server.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein, the responses from the application server are monitored by, one or more of, the mobile device or the proxy server;

wherein, the first polling interval is adjusted by the mobile device or the proxy server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, the responses are monitored by a proxy server which is polling the application server, wherein, the first polling interval is also adjusted by the proxy server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, the responses are monitored by a proxy server which is polling the application server, wherein, the first polling interval is also adjusted by the proxy server.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, the responses are monitored at a mobile device at which a mobile application receives content from the application server, wherein, the first polling interval is adjusted at the mobile device and communicated to a proxy server for subsequent polling of the application server.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising, adjusting the first polling interval to a second polling interval for polling the application server;

using the second polling interval for polling another resource delivering same or similar content as the application server.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, the same or similar content includes content having similar time-to-live characteristics.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein, the same or similar content includes content having similar priorities or time-sensitivities.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein, the same or similar content includes content or data generated from a common event or source;

wherein, the common event or source includes a news feed or status update, or a social networking site.

14. A method for optimizing a communication frequency with a resource for satisfying client requests at a mobile device, the method, comprising:

sending requests to the resource at a first communication frequency to satisfy the client requests at the mobile device;

monitoring responses received from the resource for the requests;

sending the client requests to the resource at a second communication frequency, different from the first communication frequency, based on whether or not the responses received include new or changed content from the resource;

wherein, communication frequencies with other resources for other clients on the mobile device are also able to be optimized.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, the second communication frequency is used for polling the resource to satisfy requests of the same client at different mobile devices.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein, the second communication frequency is greater than the first communication frequency, when it is determined that the requests to the resource are detecting new or changed content from the resource.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein, the second communication frequency is less than the first communication frequency, when it is determined that the requests to the resource are not yielding new or changed content from the resource.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein, the first and second communication frequencies are determined by, one or more of the mobile device or a proxy server;

wherein, the proxy server is in wireless communication with the mobile device, wherein, the proxy server sends the requests to the resource and is able to monitor the responses received from the resource.

19. A system for determining polling intervals, the system, comprising:

means for, determining, one polling interval for a first set of resources having a first shared property;

means for, determining, a second polling interval for a second set of resources having a second shared property.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein, the first and second sets of resources include content or data to satisfy mobile application requests at a mobile device.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein, the first shared property includes identical timing characteristics or time-to-live characteristics of content or data provided by the first set of resources.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein, the first shared property includes similar priorities of content or data provided by the first set of resources or identical type of services or content provided by the first set of resources.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein, the first set of resources provide access to gaming applications or related content, social networking applications or related content, real-time financial data or real-time news data, real-time sporting events or related content.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein, the first shared property includes a common source of data for the first set of resources.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein, a common source of data includes a real-time occurring event, news feed, a social networking site.

26. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

means for, polling the first set of resources at the first polling interval;

means for, polling the second set of resources at the second polling interval.

27. The system of claim 26, further comprising:

means for, identifying additional resources as one the first set of resources to be polled at the first polling interval, by comparing resource identifiers or the additional resources with the first set of resource identifiers;

wherein, the first polling interval is associated with the first set of resource identifiers;

wherein the first set of resources are identified using a first set of resource identifiers;

the second set of resources are identified using a second set of resource identifiers.

28. A system for optimizing a polling interval to capture new or changed content at an application server, comprising:

a local proxy on a mobile device, the local proxy being able to wirelessly communicate with a proxy server, the proxy server being coupled to the application server;

wherein, the proxy server polls the application server at a first polling interval responsive to requests of a mobile application on the mobile device sent over a cellular network to the application server intercepted by the proxy server;

wherein, responses received from the polling of the application server are monitored by one or more of the local proxy and the proxy server;

wherein, the first polling interval is adjusted based on when and if any of the responses received by polling at the first polling interval indicate new or changed content from the application server;

wherein, polling intervals of other application servers responsive to multiple mobile applications on the mobile device are also able to be adjusted.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein, the first polling interval is determined by the local proxy and communicated by the local proxy to the proxy server.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein, the first polling interval is adjusted by the mobile device or the application server.