OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE POLLING INTERVALS TO SATISFY MOBILE DEVICE REQUESTS

• US 20160029402A1
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Backholm, Ari, Luna, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/872,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20160029402A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A mobile device is configured for aligning data transfer from a mobile device to optimize connections made by the mobile device in a wireless network. The mobile device having a memory, a radio, and a processor that is configured to batch data received in multiple transactions from mobile clients on the mobile device for transmission over the wireless network such that a connection need not be established with the mobile device every time each of the multiple transactions occurs.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A mobile device configured for aligning data transfer from a mobile device to optimize connections made by the mobile device in a wireless network, the mobile device having a memory, a radio, and a processor, the processor operating to:

batch data from multiple transactions from mobile clients on the mobile device for transmission over the wireless network such that a connection need not be established with the mobile device every time each of the multiple transactions occurs.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the data that is batched includes background data of the mobile clients.

4. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the processor is operating to:

batch data of mobile clients that are operating in the background of the mobile device, wherein, foreground data for other mobile clients operating in the foreground of the mobile device is not batched.

5. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the processor is operating to:

batch the data for the multiple transactions when the mobile device is in background mode.

6. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the data for the multiple transactions are batched while a backlight of the mobile device is off.

7. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the data from the multiple transactions from the mobile device is sent in a single transaction over a single instantiation of wireless network connectivity at the mobile device.

8. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the multiple transactions need not occur at the same time.

9. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the multiple transactions for which the data is batched occur within a time window which is dynamically adjustable.

10. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the data from the multiple transactions is generated by different clients on the mobile device.

11. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein, the data from the multiple transactions that are batched is directed to different web services that a user of the mobile device is subscribed to.

12. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein an occurrence of each of the multiple transactions is when each of the multiple transactions is initiated.

13. A mobile device for managing data transfer from a mobile device in a wireless network, the mobile device operable to:

generate an adjusted polling interval for a first service based on a polling interval of a second service;

wherein, the first and second services are accessed on the mobile device and serviced by distinct hosts;

wherein the adjusted polling interval for the first service is used in aligning traffic directed towards the distinct hosts due to operation a mobile device of first and second services.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein, the operation of the first and second services includes background data from the first and second services when the first and second services are operating in the background.

15. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein, the mobile device is in background mode.

16. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein, the adjusted polling interval is further determined based on time criticality of traffic from the first service relative to time criticality of traffic from the second service.

17. The mobile device of claim 13,

wherein, the adjusted polling interval is determined by a local proxy on the mobile device in communication with the first and second services through a proxy server,

wherein, the proxy server is coupled to the distinct hosts of the first and second services and is further able to wirelessly communicate with the local proxy of the mobile device;

wherein, the local proxy communicates the adjusted polling interval of the first service to the proxy server for use in aligning the traffic to the mobile device from the distinct hosts.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein, the proxy server is operable to poll the distinct hosts servicing the first and second services on the mobile device at a schedule based on the adjusted polling interval of the first service and the polling interval of the second service, such that data is available to be provided to the mobile device the mobile device polls according to the adjusted polling interval.

19. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the mobile device is further operable to select a mutual starting point in time for a first poll of the distinct hosts servicing the first and second services.

20. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein, the mobile device is further operable to communicate the mutual starting point in time for the first poll to the proxy server, wherein, the mutual starting point in time is in the future to compensate for communication delay.

21. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein, the proxy server is further able to wirelessly communicate with additional mobile devices and able to poll additional hosts servicing additional services on the additional mobile devices.

22. A system for managing data transfer from a mobile device in a wireless network, the system, comprising:

a local proxy on the mobile device, the local proxy being able to wirelessly communicate with a proxy server, the proxy server being coupled to the distinct hosts of a first service and a second service on the mobile device;

wherein, the local proxy generates an adjusted polling interval for the first service based on a polling interval of the second service, the adjusted polling interval being determined in part based on time criticality of traffic for the first service relative to time criticality of traffic for the second service;

wherein, the adjusted polling interval is used in aligning, in time, requests directed to the distinct hosts of the first and second services.

23. A mobile device for aligning data transfer to optimize connections established to transmit data from a mobile device over a wireless network, the mobile device configured to:

identify, at a first instance, a first transaction directed from the mobile device;

identify, at a second instance, a second transaction directed from the mobile device;

establish a single wireless connection in the wireless network, to transmit the first and second transactions identified at the first and second instances, over the wireless network.

24. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein, the first and second instances occur at different times.

25. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein, the first and second datasets are directed to different web services.

26. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein, the recipient is a mobile device;

wherein, the first and second datasets are sent via different mobile applications on the mobile device.

27. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered responsive to detecting a level of priority of the second data set.

28. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered responsive to detecting a level of priority of a mobile application which originated the second data set.

29. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein, establishment of the single wireless connection is triggered responsive to detecting time criticality of the second data set or a mobile application which originated the second data set.