Predictive Caching of IP Data

摘要

Disclosed is a technique for predictively caching IP content data for a mobile device. In the mobile device, a content request is sent to an intelligent cache server over an IP network, the content request indicative of recurring IP content data of interest to the mobile device. The intelligent cache server retrieves the requested IP content data from content servers and queues the requested IP content data in a buffer associated with the mobile device. A notification message is sent to the mobile device indicating that the requested IP content is queued. The mobile device determines whether it is connected to a non-cellular IP network access point and automatically downloads the queued IP content data from the intelligent cache server when connected to a non-cellular IP network. The IP content data is stored in a cache memory in the mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A mobile device comprising:
a cellular transceiver; at least one other RF transceiver communicable with a non-cellular IP network access point; a data storage component; and at least one processor operable with one or more software applications configured to:
collect Internet Protocol (IP) data consumption information associated with the mobile device;predict, based on the collected IP data consumption information, IP data the mobile device is expected to consume at a future time;automatically bypass any cellular network connection and downloading the predicted IP data to the mobile device using the at least one other RF transceiver over the non-cellular IP network access point;store the downloaded predicted IP data in the data storage component such that the stored IP data is not transported over a cellular network; andin response to a request for the predicted IP data and when no non-cellular IP network access point connection is available to the mobile device:
bypass an available cellular network connection; andaccess the stored predicted IP data from cache memory using an application on the mobile device associated with the stored predicted IP data.