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Conducting opportunistic network updates on a mobile device

US8856364B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2011
Grant dateOct 7, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/60
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing opportunistic network updates. In one aspect, a method includes determining, by a queue manager on a mobile device that has a network interface, to fulfill one or more requests to upload or download data through the network interface, and in response to determining to fulfill the requests, applying, by the queue manager, one or more rules to the requests, to classify each request as a request that is to be fulfilled, or a request that is not to be fulfilled. The method also includes causing, by the queue manager, the requests that are classified as to be fulfilled to be fulfilled, or the requests that are classified as not to be fulfilled to not be fulfilled.

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