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`Michael Luna, a citizen of the United States of America, residing
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`In the art today there are performance enhancing proxies and general standards for
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`improvements of TCP performance in wired and wireless networks. Some of these techniques
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`use clients and some are clientless. Some can look at network performance to enhance the
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`optimization they provide. As noted, some may utilize a client and some may operate clientless.
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`Almost all, if not all, are focused on optimization based on only a one-sided view of the
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`networks connected to such a platform- either outbound wired, inbound/outbound wireless, or
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`based solely on the cooperation with a client.
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`Description of One or More Embodiments of the Invention
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`Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that optimizes multiple aspects of
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`the connection with wired and wireless networks and devices through a complete view of activity
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`including: loading, current application needs on a client, controlling the type of access (push vs.
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`pull or hybrid), location, concentration of users in a single area, time of day, how often the user
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`interacts with the application, content or device, and using this information to shape traffic to a
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`cooperative client/server or simultaneously mobile devices without a cooperative client. Because
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`the inventive server is not tied to any specific network provider it has visibility into the network
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`performance across all service providers. This enables optimizations to be applied to devices
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`regardless of the operator or service provider, thereby enhancing the user experience and
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`managing network utilization while roaming. Bandwidth has been considered the major issue in
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`wireless networks today. More and more research has been done related to the need for
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`additional bandwidth to solve access problems- many of the performance enhancing solutions
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`and next generation standards, such as L TE and WiMAX are focused on providing increased
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`bandwidth. However, history has shown that this simply doesn't solve all the problems. A key
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`problem is lack of bandwidth on the signaling channel more so than the data channel.
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`Embodiments of the present invention align requests from multiple applications to
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`minimize the need for several polling requests; leverage specific content types to determine how
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`to proxy/manage a connection/content; and apply specific heuristics associated with device, user
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`behavioral patterns (how often they interact with the device/application) and network parameters.
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`Embodiments of the present invention move recurring http polls done by various widgets,
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`RSS readers etc. to a fixed internet (NOC), thus considerably lowering device battery/power
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`consumption, radio channel signaling, and bandwidth usage. Additionally, embodiments of the
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`present invention do this transparently so that existing applications do not need to be changed. In
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`some embodiments, this can be done by implementing a local proxy on the device which
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`automatically detects recurring requests for the same content (RSS feed, Widget data set) that
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`matches a specific rule (e.g. happens every 15 minutes) and automatically caches the content on
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`the client while delegating the polling to the server (e.g., to a proxy or virtual proxy operated as
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`an element of a communications network). The server would then notify the mobile/client proxy
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`if the content changes, and if content has not changed (or not changed sufficiently, or in an
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`identified manner or amount) the mobile proxy provides the latest version in its cache to the user
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`(without need to utilize the radio at all). This way the mobile device (e.g., a handset) does not
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`need to open up or use a data connection if the request is for content that is monitored and that
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`has been not flagged as new/changed.
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`The logic for automatically adding URLs/content to be monitored can check for various
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`factors like how often the content is the same, how often the same request is made (is there a
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`fixed interval/pattern?), which application is requesting the data, etc. Similar rules to skip using
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`the cache and request the data from the original source may also be used. For example, when the
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`request comes at an unscheduled/unexpected time (user initiated check), or after every (n)
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`consecutive times the response has been provided from the cache, etc., or if the application is
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`running in the background vs. in· a more interactive mode of the foreground. As more and more
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`mobile applications base their features on resources available in the network, this becomes
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`increasingly important. Embodiments of the present invention also remove unnecessary chatter
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`from the network, benefitting the operators trying to optimize the wireless spectrum usage.
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`In some embodiments, the present invention includes a distributed proxy for network
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`traffic optimization, as shown in Figure 1. The main components include a proxy client running
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`on a device [1 05], a proxy server running in the network [1 02], and an internal protocol between
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`the proxy client and the proxy server [1 09, 11 0]. Typically, the proxy client and proxy server
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`would be implemented as a set of instructions executed by a (micro) processor, although other
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`implementations are possible (firmware, etc.). The proxy client, shown in Figure 2,includes
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`connection management functionality [206], application protocol logic modules [213], a local
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`cache [203], and an interface to retrieve information on device properties (e.g., information on
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`device battery level, whether the device is being actively used or not, and the registered network)
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`[210]. The proxy server, shown in Figure 3, includes connection management functionality
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`[302], application protocol logic modules [31 0], a connection and content metadata database
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`[303], and a device information database [304].
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`In general operation, the proxy client [202] is an application independent proxy that
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`mobile applications [200] can use to open any TCP connection to any host. The proxy client will
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`detect the type oftraffic and utilize an appropriate application protocol module [213] to process
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`the traffic. With the chosen protocol/logic module, the proxy client may process the data locally
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`and generate necessary talkback communication using its local cache, communicate the
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`processed data along with device properties to the proxy server using the internal protocol [ 11 0],
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`modify or delay any data before sending it to the proxy server, detect usage patterns between
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`similar connections and provide this to the proxy server as connection metadata, or any
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`combination of the above.
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`If the proxy server is contacted regarding processing the original connection, the proxy
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`server will utilize an appropriate application protocol module [31 0] to process the traffic. With
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`the chosen protocol/logic module, the proxy server may contact the intended target of the
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`connection and route the data from the proxy client to the target, generate talkback
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`communication using its local cache, modify or delay any talkback communication data based on
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`the device properties, and based on the connection metadata, start background processing to
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`gather data for later use with similar connections, as well as any combination of the above.
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`Both the proxy client and the proxy server will, where applicable continue to observe and
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`process the data using the application protocol modules for the entire duration of the connection.
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`After the original connection no longer exists, the proxy client and proxy server may still share
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`information about the ceased connection and its properties for later use with similar connections.
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`In this mode of operation, the proxy server may signal the proxy client that some data in its local
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`cache is no longer up to date (and hence is stale), or alternatively pre-load the client cache with
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`the fresh data. This can be done in bulk to avoid multiple radio requests, or on an application by
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`application basis.
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`From a mobile application's [200] point of view, the proxy is transparent and no
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`modifications are needed in the way the application uses the connections. Proxy-aware mobile
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`applications [212] may also be implemented, and can provide additional information about the
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`connection characteristics to the proxy client.
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`In some embodiments, the present invention offers benefits with respect to network
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`usage, in that by serving requests from the local cache, the proxy client reduces the number of
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`requests that are done over the wireless network. Further, the proxy client and the proxy server
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`may filter irrelevant data from the communicated data. The proxy client and the proxy server
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`may also accumulate low priority data and send it in batches to avoid the protocol overhead of
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`sending individual data fragments. The proxy client and the proxy server may compress or
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`transcode the traffic, reducing the amount of data sent over a wireless network. The signaling
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`traffic in a wireless network is reduced, as the wireless network is used less often by optimizing
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`small bursts away and the network traffic can be synchronized among individual applications.
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`With respect to the battery life of a mobile device, by serving requests from the local
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`cache, the proxy client reduces the number of times the radio module is powered up. The proxy
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`client and the proxy server may accumulate low priority data and send it in batches to reduce the
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`number of times and/or amount of time when the radio is powered up. The proxy client may
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`synchronize the network usage by performing the hatched data transfer for all connections
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`simultaneously.
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`In some embodiments, the present invention may be used in the case of home screen
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`widget polling for data using HTTP, as shown. in Figure 4. In the normal flow of operation, the
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`widget performs a HTTP request to the data provider server [405, 406]. If the data has been
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`updated, the widget refreshes itself. The widget waits for a small period of time and starts over at
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`the initial step. With respect to using a distributed proxy, the widget performs a HTTP request
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`via the proxy client [ 407, 408]. The proxy client detects the connection type to be a HTTP GET
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`request. The proxy client checks the local cache for any previous information about the request.
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`If the locally stored response is not available, the client updates all information about the
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`request and the time it was made for later use. The client sends the request to the proxy server
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`and the server performs the request and returns the results. The client stores information about
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`the result and returns the result to the requestor. If the same request has occurred multiple times
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`(within a certain time period) and it has often yielded same results, the client notifies the proxy
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`server that the request should be monitored for result changes [ 409]. If the request was marked
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`for monitoring, the client will store the results into its local cache. If the locally stored response
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`is available, the client will return the response from the local cache without performing
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`communication over the wireless network [413].
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`Independently of the widget or client operation, the server proxy will perform the
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`requests marked for monitoring to see whether the response has changed [ 41 0]. Whenever an
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`unexpected response is received for some request, the server will notify the client that the
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`response has changed and that the locally stored response on the client should be erased or
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`replaced with a new response [416]. A subsequent data request by the client results in the data
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`being returned from the proxy server [417, 418]. A benefit ofusing the distributed proxy in this
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`case is that the wireless network is only used whenever the content for the widget has actually
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`changed; the traffic required to check for the changes is not done over the wireless network. This
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`reduces the amount of generated network traffic and shortens the total time and the number of
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`times the radio module is powered up on the mobile device, thus reducing battery consumption.
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`With respect to polling for changes in a mailbox, in the normal flow of operation, the
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`mail client opens a connection to the mail server, the mail client authenticates with the server and
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`queries for new email, and if new mail has arrived, a notification is shown. The mail client then
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`closes the connection. The mail client waits for a period of time and starts over. A variation is to
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`leave the connection open and start over at the second step after a predetermined period of time.
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`In the context of a distributed proxy, the mail client opens a connection to the mail server
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`via the proxy client, the proxy client detects the traffic type and the chosen application logic
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`module simulates a mail server authentication, and the proxy client looks up from the local
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`database whether information about the particular mail connection is available. If the information
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`is not available, the connection is routed to the proxy server, the proxy server establishes a
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`connection to the mail server and performs authentication using the data from the mail client, the
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`data between the mail client and the mail server is directly routed through the proxy connection,
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`and when the mail client closes the connection, the proxy client may choose to leave the actual
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`connection to the backend open and store information about the connection into the local
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`database for later use if the same mail connection has been used frequently. If the information is
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`available, the client proxy will continue to simulate mail server responses for the mail client for
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`all queries for which it has the data available. If the mail client performs an operation that cannot
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`be simulated by the proxy client, the proxy client will route the data to the proxy server and the
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`proxy server will pass the data to the mail server and route the data between the two. The proxy
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`server may need to re-establish the connection to the mail server at this point. When the mail
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`client closes the connection, the proxy client may choose to continue to store information about
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`the connection for later use or it may request the proxy server to terminate the mail server
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`connection and remove any information about the connection from the database.
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`Independently of the mail client or the proxy client, the proxy server will query the mail
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`server for any changes that the mail client has previously queried. If any information in the mail
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`server has changed, the proxy server will notify the proxy client to stop simulating any responses
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`based on locally cached data in order to let the mail client receive the changed data from the mail
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`server.
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`Embodiments of the present invention mitigate application protocol keep-alive traffic.
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`Existing application protocols may provide long lived connections that allow servers to push
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`updated data to the client without the need of the client to periodically re-establish the
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`connection or to periodically query for changes. However, the client needs to be sure that the
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`connection remains usable by periodically sending some data, often called a keep-alive message,
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`to the server and making sure the server is receiving this data. While the amount of data sent for
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`a single keep alive message is not significant and the keep-alive interval for an individual
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`application is not too short, the cumulative effect of multiple applications performing this
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`operation individually will amount to small pieces of data being sent very frequently. Frequently
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`sending bursts of data in a wireless network results in high battery consumption by a mobile
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`device due to the constant need of powering the radio module. Each burst will also require a
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`significant amount of signaling traffic in a wireless network compared to the actual data being
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`sent. By using the inventive distributed proxy model, the proxy client can prevent the keep-alive
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`messages (or at least many of them) from being sent over the network and the proxy server can
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`independently generate the required keep-alive messages to maintain the actual backend
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`connection.
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`In alternative embodiments, the proxy client can be implemented directly into the TCP/IP
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`stack of the device operating system. The proxy client can be bundled into a wireless modem to
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`provide transparent use for the device operating system. The proxy client can also be bundled
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`into a firewall or a router to provide transparent use for the device operating system.
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`Alternative embodiments apply similar techniques for a variety of protocols including
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`HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, POP, SMTP and ActiveSync. Use of application specific protocol
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`handlers allows for optimization of any protocol that can be port mapped to a hander in the
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`distributed
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`Cross Application Traffic Coordination
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`In one embodiment of the invention, a group of applications [A, B, C, ... ] will have a
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`timeline of transfers of information from the client to the cloud (e.g., the network) or from the
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`cloud to the client, which can be represented as
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`Application A: tAl, tA2, tA3, .. .
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`Application B: tBl, tB2, tB3, .. .
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`Application C: tCl, tC2, tC3, .. .
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`where each of these times may have a natural point of occurring based upon the independent
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`activity of that application as its operations are executed in the cloud and/or client. For example,
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`an application may transfer a message or data to the network (or vice versa) at a regular or semi(cid:173)
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`regular series of times as part of a polling, maintenance, or other operation. Similarly, an
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`application may transfer a message or data to the network (or vice versa) at a regular, semi(cid:173)
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`regular, or irregular series of times as part of executing one or more of its inherent functions or
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`operations, such as synchronizing two data stores, determining the contents of a data store,
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`accessing new data from a remote source, exchanging control messages, etc. Initially, at least in
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`some cases, there may be no correlation or at most a weak correlation between the times at which
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`a transfer occurs for one application as compared to a second application. In other cases, there
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`may be a stronger correlation between the times at which a transfer occurs for one application as
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`compared to a second application (e.g., where an operation of a first application is dependent
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`upon or triggers an operation of a second application, or where a user typically executes an
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`operation of one application in conjunction with an operation of a second application).
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`In some embodiments, in order to optimize (typically to minimize) the number of times
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`that a device (e.g., a handset) radio is turned on and thereby reduce its consumption of power
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`(and hence conserve its battery or other power source), the client proxy and server proxy may
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`both operate to intercept these transfers (or requests for transfer) of information and delay the
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`time at which one or more of these transfers would normally occur in order to perform multiple
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`such transfers together as part of a single transfer operation (i.e., instead of performing multiple,
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`individual transfers). The delay time (D) may represent a maximum delay value after receipt of
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`a request to make such a transfer, with the value ofD determined so as to enable the collection of
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`as many of the transfers as feasible in a single, optimized data transfer without incurring any
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`undesired penalties or inefficiencies, or having an undesired impact on the user experience.
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`In some embodiments, this may mean that D is determined based on consideration of one
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`or more of the priority of the application (or the relative priority of one application in comparison
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`to another), the nature or amount of data involved in the transfer (e.g., whether it represents fresh
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`data, a housekeeping function, a control instruction, etc.), the status of the application (e.g.,
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`active, inactive, background, foreground, etc.), a useable lifetime of the data to be transferred (a
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`period before it becomes stale), the interval between the transfer times for a single application,
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`the interval between the transfer times across more than one application (e.g., the largest transfer
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`time interval based on consideration of all active applications), network characteristics (available
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`bandwidth, network latency, etc.), or another relevant factor. In some embodiments, the size of
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`the delay D can be controlled by the device (and user) as part of optimizing the battery life of the
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`device by enabling the user to force a batch exchange of data in response to the requests of one
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`or more applications instead of performing multiple data transfers.
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`What is claimed is:
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`A method of controlling the transfer of data between a client device and a network
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`element, comprising:
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`for each of a plurality of applications installed on the client device
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`a
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`determining a sequence oftime values, with each time value representing
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`time at which data was transferred from the client device to the network
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`from the network element to the client device;
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`receiving a request from one of the plurality of applications to transfer data from
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`the client device to the network element or from the network element to the client device; and
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`delaying the transfer of data from the client device to the network element or from
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`the network element to the client device by an amount determined by the sequence of time
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`values, wherein the amount of the delay is a function of one or more of the interval between the
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`time values, a characteristic of the applications, a characteristic of the network, or a characteristic
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`of the client device.
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`Application Number:
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`Filing Date:
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`Title of Invention:
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`CROSS APPLICATION TRAFFIC COORDINATION
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Michael Luna
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`Alan D. Minsk/Stacy Villa rose
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`028482-004200US
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