AD CACHE MAINTENANCE METHODS AND APPARATUS

摘要

Methods and apparatus relating to ad cache maintenance e.g. determining when ad cache replenishment should occur replenishing ad cache content and/or updating the content of an ad cache on a device which supports the presentation of advertisements (ads) are described. Signals are received by a first device including an ad cache. The signals are received from other devices e.g. devices in the direct wireless communications range of the first device. Received signals are processed and provide context information e.g. information about the surrounding services available stores in the region etc. in which the first device receiving the signals is at a given point in time. Context information is stored. As new context information is generated from received signals the newly generated set of context information is compared to a previously generated set of context information. Changes in context information are detected and used in performing ad cache maintenance operations.