# US 10,873,646 B1 · Systems and methods for providing content > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,646 B1 - Document ID: US10873646B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/986,545 - Filed: 2018-05-22 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-03-22 - Assignees: Facebook, Inc. - Applicants: Facebook, Inc. - Inventors: Maria Dolores Priego Porcuna; FNU Hendri - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873646B1 ## CPC - H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)} - H04L 67/5681: Pre-fetching or pre-delivering data based on network characteristics - G06F 9/485: {Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution (G06F9/4881 takes precedence)} - H04L 67/5682: Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data - G06F 2209/482: Application - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine that a software application running on a computing device has been backgrounded. A determination is made that one or more prefetch criteria is satisfied. A request to prefetch one or more content items for the software application is generated based on determination that the one or more prefetch criteria is satisfied. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method comprising: determining, by a computing system, that a software application has been backgrounded; determining, by the computing system, that prefetch criteria are satisfied, wherein the prefetch criteria comprise at least a minimum background time threshold specifying a minimum amount of time the software application must be backgrounded before a prefetch request can be initiated, wherein the minimum background time threshold is computed dynamically based on a computation of an average amount of time between active sessions on the software application and excludes outlier periods of inactivity, wherein the outlier periods of inactivity are determined based on a selected number of standard deviations; and generating, by the computing system, a request to prefetch one or more content items for the software application based on a determination that the prefetch criteria are satisfied. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request to prefetch one or more content items for the software application comprises a request to prefetch a plurality of content items for a plurality of feeds associated with the software application. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the prefetch criteria further comprise a connection type criterion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the connection type criterion requires a connection to a network using an unmetered connection. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the connection type criterion requires a connection to a network using a Wi-Fi connection. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting the request to a content provider; receiving one or more prefetched content items in response to the request; storing the one or more prefetched content items; and loading at least some of the one or more prefetched content items based on a determination that the software application has been foregrounded. ### Claim 7 A system comprising: at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising: determining that a software application has been backgrounded; determining that prefetch criteria are satisfied, wherein the prefetch criteria comprise at least a minimum background time threshold specifying a minimum amount of time the software application must be backgrounded before a prefetch request can be initiated, wherein the minimum background time threshold is computed dynamically based on a computation of an average amount of time between active sessions on the software application and excludes outlier periods of inactivity, wherein the outlier periods of inactivity are determined based on a selected number of standard deviations; and generating a request to prefetch one or more content items for the software application based on a determination that the prefetch criteria are satisfied. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the request to prefetch one or more content items for the software application comprises a request to prefetch a plurality of content items for a plurality of feeds associated with the software application. ### Claim 9 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising: determining that a software application has been backgrounded; determining that prefetch criteria are satisfied, wherein the prefetch criteria comprise at least a minimum background time threshold specifying a minimum amount of time the software application must be backgrounded before a prefetch request can be initiated, wherein the minimum background time threshold is computed dynamically based on a computation of an average amount of time between active sessions on the software application and excludes outlier periods of inactivity, wherein the outlier periods of inactivity are determined based on a selected number of standard deviations; and generating a request to prefetch one or more content items for the software application based on a determination that the prefetch criteria are satisfied. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the request to prefetch one or more content items for the software application comprises a request to prefetch a plurality of content items for a plurality of feeds associated with the software application. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the prefetch criteria further comprise a connection type criterion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the connection type criterion requires a connection to a network using an unmetered connection. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the connection type criterion requires a connection to a network using a Wi-Fi connection. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to further perform: transmitting the request to a content provider; receiving one or more prefetched content items in response to the request; storing the one or more prefetched content items; and loading at least some of the one or more prefetched content items based on a determination that the software application has been foregrounded. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the prefetch criteria further comprise a connection type criterion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the connection type criterion requires a connection to a network using an unmetered connection. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the connection type criterion requires a connection to a network using a Wi-Fi connection. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing system to further perform: transmitting the request to a content provider; receiving one or more prefetched content items in response to the request; storing the one or more prefetched content items; and loading at least some of the one or more prefetched content items based on a determination that the software application has been foregrounded.