PREDICTIVE CONTENT DELIVERY

• US 20150161285A1
• Filed: 02/17/2015
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Fiatal, Trevor
• Granted Patent: US 9,323,862 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/148 File search processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/172 Caching, prefetching or hoarding of files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching

Abstract

A method of predictive content delivery to a mobile device over a wireless network is provided. The method includes sending, by a mobile device, a search query for content stored at a computing device, receiving search results from the computing device, wherein the search results are for selection by a user of the mobile device, and receiving selected content corresponding to certain of the search results, wherein the content corresponding to the certain of the search results is not delivered to the mobile device among the certain search results but is to be pre-loaded on the mobile device before being requested by the user of the mobile device. The content corresponding to the certain of the search results is selected according to network performance of the wireless network;

Claims

1. A method of predictive content delivery to a mobile device over a wireless network, the method comprising:

sending, by a mobile device, a search query for content stored at a computing device;

receiving search results from the computing device, wherein the search results are for selection by a user of the mobile device;

receiving selected content corresponding to certain of the search results, wherein the content corresponding to the certain of the search results is not delivered to the mobile device among the certain search results but is to be pre-loaded on the mobile device before being requested by the user of the mobile device,

wherein, the content corresponding to the certain of the search results is selected according to network performance of the wireless network;

wherein, the content delivered to the mobile device is selected based on a content hierarchy.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device receives selected content corresponding to a portion of the search results that comply with criteria that is separate from the search query.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the criteria includes one of a preference of the user of the mobile device, a capability of the mobile device, and a constraint imposed by a network service provider.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein content corresponding to the search results include, one or more of, visual media, audio media, multimedia, and documents.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, the content received by the mobile device is pre-fetched on the computing device based on capabilities of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, the content received by the mobile device is pre-fetched on the computing device based on user preferences for types of content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, the content received by the mobile device is pre-fetched on the computing device based on user behavior or user history data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is organized in a hierarchy on the computing device or maintained outside a formal hierarchy on the computing device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein predictions with regards to user behavior on the mobile device by identifying a trend of content access on the mobile device are made, wherein the select content is further identified based on the predictions.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the trend includes one or more of, an artist, a file format, or bit rate.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the trend is identified from one of explicit user preferences, a single or a series of connectivity sessions, observed user behavior that is non-explicit.

13. A method of preloading content associated with select search results on a mobile device from a server, the method comprising:

requesting, at a mobile device, content from a computing device, using a history of previous requests for content from the mobile device, wherein the computing device selects content corresponding to select search results at the server, wherein the select content is stored on the server and is not provided to the mobile device together with the select search results but is to be preloaded on the mobile device before the select content is requested by a user of the mobile device;

wherein the content is further selected based on predictions with regards to behavior of the user on the mobile device, the behavior determined by identifying a trend of content access on the mobile device, wherein the trend corresponds to an accuracy rate of prior behavioral predictions by the server;

receiving, at the mobile device, the selected search results.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, the selected search results excludes results having content that cannot be delivered due to bandwidth conditions or cannot be played at the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein, the selected search results are identified based on network performance of the wireless network.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein, the associated content of the select search results is selected based on capabilities of the hardware device.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein, the associated content of the select search results is selected based on the network quality of the wireless network.

18. A method for mobile search, the method comprising:

requesting, at a mobile device, content from a computing device, using a history of previous requests for content from the mobile device, wherein the computing device selects content corresponding to select search results at the server, wherein the select content is stored on the server and is not provided to the mobile device together with the select search results but is to be preloaded on the mobile device before the select content is requested by a user of the mobile device;

wherein, the content is selected and reformatted based on network conditions of the wireless network prior to selection of the certain search results by a user of the mobile device;

pre-loading the reformatted content on the mobile device before the selection of the certain search results is made, wherein the reformatted content is already available for user access on the mobile device when the user makes the selection.

12. The method of claim 19, wherein the trend corresponds to an accuracy rate of prior predictions, is determined from information in a user profile, or includes an expiration date.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein, the associated content is selected based on content access history at the mobile device.

20. A method of predictive content delivery to a mobile device over a wireless network, the method comprising:

requesting, at a mobile device, content from a computing device, using a history of previous requests for content from the mobile device, wherein the computing device selects content corresponding to select search results at the server, wherein the select content is stored on the server and is not provided to the mobile device together with the select search results but is to be preloaded on the mobile device before the select content is requested by a user of the mobile device;

wherein, the content corresponding to the subset of the search results is selected according to a distribution curve according to a file location of the content in a file structure; and

receiving, over the wireless network, the content of the subset of the search results to the mobile device,

wherein the content corresponding to respective search results is accessible to a user of the mobile device when the user selects the respective search results.

21. A system providing predictive content delivery to a mobile device over a wireless network, the system comprising:

requesting, at a mobile device, content from a computing device, using a history of previous requests for content from the mobile device, wherein the computing device selects content corresponding to select search results at the server, wherein the select content is stored on the server and is not provided to the mobile device together with the select search results but is to be preloaded on the mobile device before the select content is requested by a user of the mobile device;

wherein, the content corresponding to the subset of the search results is selected according to a distribution curve according to a file location of the content in a file structure, and

wherein the server further delivers, over the wireless network, the content of the subset of the search results to the mobile device, and the content corresponding to respective search results is accessible to a user of the mobile device when the user selects the respective search results.