Local Proxy Split Architecture for Mobile Network Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network optimization technologies face complexity in integrating local proxies on mobile handsets with different operating systems, particularly when using non-open operating systems, which hinders efficient internet browsing experiences.
Innovation Solution
A local proxy system is implemented on a storage device, utilizing a split proxy configuration with a local proxy and a remote proxy, where the local proxy receives commands via an internet application protocol and transmits them to the remote proxy through a modem control protocol, enabling efficient communication over a network by using the host as a modem and establishing physical connections compliant with standard storage device interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a local proxy is implemented as a software application on mobile handsets, then network optimization and browsing speed are improved, but device complexity and software integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a host device as an intermediary between the mobile handset and the proxy server. The host device runs the complex proxy software and handles all software integration challenges, while the mobile handset only needs simple communication protocols. This mediator approach transfers the complexity from the mobile device to the host device, solving the contradiction between improved browsing speed and reduced device complexity.
2Productivity
If a local proxy is implemented on mobile handsets with non-open operating systems, then network optimization is achieved, but ease of manufacture and software compatibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the proxy system into two independent parts: a lightweight client component on the mobile handset and a full-featured server component on the host device. This segmentation allows the complex software to be manufactured and maintained separately on the host device, while the mobile handset only requires simple protocol support, greatly improving ease of manufacture and software compatibility across different mobile operating systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The host device serves as an intermediary that handles all operating system-specific software integration challenges. By moving the software complexity to the host device (which can be any platform with an open environment), the patent achieves network optimization for mobile handsets regardless of their native operating system, making the solution universally manufacturable and compatible.
3Productivity
If data is transmitted between local proxy and remote proxy, then network communication is optimized, but transmission time and latency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new spatial dimension to the proxy architecture by placing the local proxy component on the host device (which is physically close to the mobile handset via USB connection) rather than requiring all proxy functions to be remote. This dimensional change allows most communication to occur locally with minimal latency, while only essential data needs to traverse the network to the remote proxy, significantly reducing transmission time.
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AI summary
A local proxy system includes a storage device having a local proxy and a physical port connection. The local proxy is part of a split proxy configuration having a local proxy and a remote proxy. The physical port connection is operative to receive commands from a host via an internet application protocol; and to transmit commands to the host via a modem control protocol, to thereby function as a gateway for conveying these commands to a remote proxy, via the host. Also provided is a method of optimizing communication over a network; and a local proxy system that includes a storage device having a local proxy. The storage device is in connection with a host via a physical port connection complying with a standard storage device interface.