Mobile Terminal Content Preloading for Bandwidth and Waiting Time

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile information services face long waiting times and high network load due to limited bandwidth in mobile radio networks, making it inconvenient for users to access additional event-related content after selecting links on their mobile devices.

Innovation Solution

A method where the first and second parts of event-related content are transmitted together to the mobile terminal, with the first part only being displayed once the second part is at least partially received, ensuring consistency and reducing waiting times by pre-receiving the second part during initial content transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If further information is transmitted from the server to the mobile terminal after user selection, then the user can access detailed content, but the waiting time increases due to limited bandwidth

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent accessibilityVSAvoidwaiting time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by transmitting and storing additional content components on the mobile terminal in advance, before the user actually requests them. When content is initially transmitted from the server, related additional components are proactively downloaded and cached locally. This eliminates the need for subsequent network requests when the user interacts with the content, as everything is already available on the device, thus resolving the contradiction between information accessibility and waiting time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If additional content is loaded from the server after operator action, then detailed information is provided, but network load increases and transmission time is required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidcontent delivery efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-downloading and caching additional content components when initial content is transmitted. Related content that might be requested later is proactively fetched and stored on the mobile terminal before the user actually needs it. This transforms the traditional model of on-demand loading into a pre-loading approach, reducing subsequent network traffic and improving content delivery efficiency while maintaining complete information availability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of energy

If brief information is transmitted initially with links, then bandwidth is conserved, but user convenience decreases due to long waiting times

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebandwidth consumptionVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent reconciles bandwidth conservation with user convenience by applying preliminary action - it proactively downloads additional content components in the background when initial content is received, storing them locally on the mobile terminal. This allows the system to conserve bandwidth by transmitting only essential content initially, while simultaneously improving user convenience by making additional content immediately accessible without waiting times, as everything is already cached locally ready for instant access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP2099200B1Method and client device for displaying contents on a mobile terminal
Publication Date: 2020.03.04 VODAFONE HOLDING GMBH
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AI summary

The method involves providing a set of component parts, where one of the component parts is connected with another component part that is displayed on a mobile end device (102) based on an operation action accomplished during displaying of the component parts. The former component part of content is received in connection with the latter component part of the content on the end device. The former component part is displayed on the end device when the latter component part is partially received in the end device. The component parts are transferred from a server (110) to the end device. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a computer program product has computer program for executing a method for displaying event oriented content on a mobile end device (2) a mobile end device comprising a client device.