Method and System for Hoarding Content on Mobile Clients

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-06-12
IBM CORP
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[0008]A first aspect of the invention is a method for hoarding, on a requesting entity. The client is configured to compute a hoard set, and a respective schedule for hoarding the hoard set on the client. At the schedule time, the client is configured to initiate the hoarding process by communicating with a respective servicing entity. The hoarding process typically involves a client communicating with a server to fetch the desired content set and then cache the content set onto the client. The process of hoarding is p

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Wireless links are slow, sometimes unreliable, expensive to implement and use and are not available to all users.
This leads to loading the client with information and files that are unnecessary and hence leads to consumption of disk space and resources, which are limited on a mobile client.
Often constraints, such as the device memory and the like on the mobile client are not sufficiently large to accommodate the content set that has been requested and hence a decision needs to be made on the content set that is required to be hosted on the mobile client.
Neither of these approaches is ideal in terms of user friendliness and reliability.
In fact one of the problems with mobile clients is that they are primarily disconnected entities that connect to and disconnect from the servers at the clients' discretion.
Assuming the existence of an anytime, anywhere, on-demand wireless communication service, a cache miss while disconnected is an expensive proposition due to the cost and re-establishing communications with the servers.
A disadvantage with this is, in addition to being inconvenient; a program may require different files for different types of executions.
This approach is more cumbersome

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[0015]Where reference is made in any one or more of the accompanying drawings to steps and / or features, which have the same reference numerals, those steps and / or features have for the purposes of this description the same function(s) or operation(s), unless the contrary intention appears. The expression “requesting entity” should be understood as a client, such as a mobile client. The expression “servicing entity” should be understood as a server on which content may be hosted. The expression “hoarding” is to be understood as synonymous with “caching”. The expression “hoard set” is to be understood as a “content set” or “content” or “file set” or “set of files” or “files”. The expression “intermediate communication medium” is to be understood as a “gateway”. Other equivalent expressions to the above expression would be apparent to a person skilled in the art.

[0016]Disclosed is a system and method of efficient hoarding content on mobile clients particularly during disconnect...

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Abstract

A device and method for efficient hoarding content set on a mobile client prior to disconnection of the mobile client from a network. The content set to be hoarded on the mobile client and a respective schedule for hoarding the content set on the mobile client are dynamically computed by considering various real times factors such as file utilities, device capabilities and network connectivity that affect the performance of the mobile client and the hoarding process.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a method of hoarding content on a mobile client and an intelligent mobile information processing system.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]With the increasing prevalence and popularity of mobile computing, users are increasingly demanding for constant and continuous availability of content thereby making mobile computing a dominant force in personal computing. With advances in mobile technology, a plethora of portable electronic devices (mobile clients) such as laptops computers, handheld devices and the like, promise to deliver the vision of accessing user data anytime, anywhere. However, in the absence of a continuous wireless connectivity, it becomes imperative to provide support for disconnected operations in mobile environments. Wireless links are slow, sometimes unreliable, expensive to implement and use and are not available to all users.[0003]Hoarding (caching) is a technique that allows users, for example mobile users, to ...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F12/08
CPCG06F17/30132G06F16/172
Inventor DASGUPTA, GARGI B.NAYAK, TAPAN KUMARVISWANATHAN, BALAJI
Owner IBM CORP
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