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Systems and methods for controlling application updates across a wireless interface

US8914786B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2007
Grant dateDec 16, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/656
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems, methods, and compute program products for managing connections between a mobile device and a network server over a network connection in a bandwidth-efficient manner. In one embodiment, a mobile device includes a processor, and there are a plurality of services executed by the processor, each of the services receiving information updates over a network connection from a server. At least one update interval function executed by the processor assigns an update interval to each of the services, the update intervals governing when each of the respective services request updated information over the network connection.

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