BACKGROUND TASK EXECUTION OVER A NETWORK

摘要

Network activity of a client device that is coupled to a data network is monitored, to detect network activity idle time. Based upon detecting the idle time, an application running in the client device is automatically signaled that its background task be executed over the data network. Other embodiments a e also described and claimed.

主权项

1. A machine implemented method comprising:
monitoring network activity at a device's network interface, the network activity being monitored by a daemon process to determine idle time at the device's network interface; executing a first software component as a foreground process; registering a plurality of software components with the daemon process; determining, by the daemon process, an idle time of network activity at the device's network interface; and notifying the plurality of software components, in response to the determined idle time, to cause the software components to perform a background task through the device's network interface.