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Method and apparatus for managing cache memory in communication system

US9767033B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2012
Grant dateSep 19, 2017
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/568
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In the present invention, a base station determines from a communication system whether a first content, which is requested by a mobile terminal, is saved on a cache memory, attributes a predetermined priority ranking to the first content and saves same on the cache memory when the first content is not saved on the cache memory, and updates the priority ranking of the first content on the basis of a predicted popularity of the first content, wherein the predicted popularity is decided on the basis of change in the number of views of a content that corresponds to a category of the first content.

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