Custom Background Downloads for Wireless Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless communication devices face challenges in efficiently managing content downloads, especially with limited network connectivity and large content catalogs, requiring innovative methods to make content available offline and personalized.

Innovation Solution

Implementing background downloading with predictive content customization, where devices automatically download content based on user location and interaction history, adjusting download frequency according to usage patterns, and utilizing network servers to compile and deliver customized content channels and catalogs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If background downloading is implemented to make content available offline, then content accessibility is improved, but device storage requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent accessibilityVSAvoiddevice storage

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary downloading of content during background operations when the device is online, storing content in advance so users can access it offline without waiting for real-time downloads. This resolves the contradiction by preparing content beforehand rather than requiring immediate access.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system selectively downloads and stores content based on predicted user needs and usage patterns, not uniformly caching all available content. This targeted approach improves content accessibility for likely-needed items while minimizing unnecessary storage consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If periodic background downloading is used to update content, then content freshness is improved, but network bandwidth consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent freshnessVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic background downloading at scheduled intervals to update content, balancing content freshness with network usage. Downloads occur during designated periods rather than continuously, reducing overall bandwidth consumption while maintaining reasonably current content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts download parameters such as update frequency, content volume, and timing based on network conditions, user behavior patterns, and content priority. This adaptive approach optimizes the balance between content freshness and bandwidth consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If predictive algorithms are implemented to customize content downloads, then user relevance is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser relevanceVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses feedback from user interactions, download history, and usage patterns to refine predictive algorithms and improve content recommendations over time. This feedback mechanism enhances user relevance while managing complexity through iterative learning rather than complex upfront design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically analyzes user behavior patterns and makes intelligent decisions about what content to download without requiring explicit user directives. This self-service capability improves user relevance by autonomously customizing content selection based on observed usage patterns.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Speed

If content is downloaded in advance for offline access, then access speed is improved, but storage requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess speedVSAvoiddevice storage

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The system downloads only the essential or most likely-needed portions of content in advance rather than complete datasets, enabling faster access to critical information while limiting storage consumption to necessary amounts.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS9767518B1Method and system for providing custom background-downloads

Publication Date: 2017.09.19 SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC

AI summary

A method and system of providing custom background-downloads, where content is selected for background downloading to a subscriber based on an analysis of the current time, the subscriber's current location, and online transaction history records regarding a plurality of subscribers over time, each record indicating content that was a subject of the transaction. A custom content server may determine the subscriber's current location and the current time, and the server may then select transaction history records reflecting transactions that occurred in the past at a similar location and time (possibly just records for transactions involving the subscriber currently at issue). The server may then select one or more pieces of available content based on their similarity to the content indicated by the selected transaction records. And the server may background-download the selected content to the subscriber. The invention can be used to provide custom-channel definitions or custom content-catalogs, for instance.