DEVICE RESOURCES SHARING FOR NETWORK RESOURCE CONSERVATION

• US 20120289239A1
• Filed: 04/19/2012
• Published: 11/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Luna, Michael, Bott, Ross
• Granted Patent: US 9,084,105 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/452.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/509 Offload
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0644 Management of space entities, e.g. partitions, extents, pools
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5016 the resource being the memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/288 Distributed intermediate devices, i.e. intermediate devices for interaction with other intermediate devices on the same level
• 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 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• 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: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/06 using polling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

Systems and methods for device resource sharing for network resource conservation are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method can include, for example: detecting that multiple devices are attempting to access a same content source over a mobile network. The same content source can then be polled once in a single poll event and the content received in response to the single poll event of the one same content source is transmitted to one device of the multiple devices. The other devices of the multiple devices can receive the content from the one device, over a non-cellular connection.

Claims

1. A method for network resource conservation through device resource sharing, the method, comprising:

detecting that multiple devices are attempting to access a same content source over a mobile network;

wherein, the same content source is polled once in a single poll event;

transmitting content received in response to the single poll event of the one same content source, to one device of the multiple devices, and a second device of the multiple devices;

wherein, the one device and the second device are associated with different users.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the same content source is polled by the one device of the multiple devices.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the same content source is polled by a proxy server able to communicate with the one device;

wherein, the proxy server receives the content in response to the poll and transmits the content to the second device of the multiple devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the second device of the multiple devices receives the content from the one device, over a non-cellular connection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, the multiple devices are co-located;

wherein, the content is stored in local cache of the one device, and is accessible to the second device of the multiple devices through a virtual cache pooled from local caches of the multiple devices.

6. A method for resource network resource conservation, the method, comprising:

detecting that two mobile devices to receive same content over a mobile network meet a criteria;

wherein, the content is received at one mobile device of the two mobile devices in response to a single poll event of a content source or application server hosting the same content that is to be received by both of the two mobile devices;

wherein, the two mobile devices are associated with different users.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, synchronizing subsequent poll requests from the two mobile devices to the content source or the application server

8. The method of claim 6, wherein, the content is received at the one mobile device via a cellular connection;

wherein, the content is received at another one of the two mobile devices from the one mobile device via a non-cellular connection.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein, the content source or the application server is polled by the one mobile device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein, the content source or the application server is polled by a proxy server remote from the one mobile device.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein, the criteria includes a temporal criterion.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, the temporal criteria is met when the two devices are accessing a same content source or application server near at a same time or near a same time.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein, the temporal criteria is met when the two devices have a same mobile application in operation at a same time or near a same time.

14. The method of claim 6, wherein, the criteria includes a spatial criterion.

15. The method of claim 6, wherein, the criteria includes a social criterion.

16. A method for resource sharing among mobile devices, the method, comprising:

sending the content to a first device of the two mobile devices, such that a second device of the two mobile devices receives the content from the first device;

wherein, the first and second mobile devices are associated with different users;

wherein, the first and second mobile devices have a same mobile application installed.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, the content is sent to the first device, in response to detecting that two mobile devices to receive same content over a mobile network are co-located.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein, co-location includes a condition where the two mobile devices are serviced by a same cellular tower.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein, co-location includes a condition where the two mobile devices can communicate via near field wireless communication.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein, co-location includes a condition where the two mobile devices are connected to or have access to a same Wifi network.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein, the content is transmitted from the first device to the second device via a peer-to-peer connection.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein, the content is transmitted from the first device to the second device via Bluetooth or near field wireless connection.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein, the content is sent to the first device, in response to determining that the different users of the two devices share common interest.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein, the content is sent to the first device, in response to determining that users of the two devices share common friends in a social network accessed via the two mobile devices.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein, the content is sent to the first device, in response to determining that the two devices have a same mobile application installed.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein, the content is sent to the first device, in response to determining that the two devices have a same mobile application and both are running in the foreground.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein, the content is sent to the first device, in response to determining that the two devices have a same mobile application and both are running in the background.

28. A system for resource sharing among mobile devices, the system, comprising:

means for, sending the content to a first device of the two mobile devices, such that a second device of the two mobile devices receives the content from the first device;

wherein the first device and the second device are serviced by a same cellular tower;

wherein, the first device and the second device are used by two different users.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein, the content is transmitted from the first device to the second device via a non-cellular connection.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein, the content is transmitted from the first device to the second device via near field wireless connection.