# US 11,310,679 B2 · Message by message tunability of message reliability in a cellular network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,679 B2 - Document ID: US11310679B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/838,930 - Filed: 2020-04-02 - Published: 2020-07-23 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2014-02-25 - Assignees: Roblox Corporation - Applicants: Roblox Corporation - Inventors: Chetan Ahuja - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310679B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - H04W 48/14: using user query {or user detection} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract In one aspect, a computer-implemented method is provided for implementing a message-by-message tunability of message reliability in a data-communication network comprising: providing an intermediate networking service for messaging between a plurality of different nodes of a data-communication network; periodically probing the data communication network of a mobile device to determine an identity of the data-communication network; querying an operating system of the mobile device to determine a current state of the data-communication network; and configuring a data transmission of a tuned message using an optimized protocol of the data-communication network based on a transmission speed of the current state of the data-communication network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for message-by-message tunability of message reliability in a cellular data-communication network, the method comprising: providing an intermediate networking service that enables message exchange between a mobile device communicatively connected to the cellular data-communication network and a plurality of different nodes; determining a state of the cellular data-communication network at the mobile device; configuring transmission of a message to the mobile device based on a transmission speed associated with the state of the cellular data-communication network at the mobile device, wherein the transmission is performed using a particular reliability mode of an optimized protocol for message transmission; transmitting the message to the mobile device over the cellular data-communication network; after transmitting the message, querying an operating system of the mobile device to determine that a subsequent state of the cellular data-communication network of the mobile device is different from the state of the cellular data-communication network; configuring transmission of a subsequent message to the mobile device based on a transmission speed associated with the subsequent state of the cellular data-communication network at the mobile device, wherein the transmission of the subsequent message is performed using a second reliability mode of the optimized protocol for message transmission that is different from the particular reliability mode; and transmitting the subsequent message to the mobile device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the state comprises querying the operating system of the mobile device to determine the state of the cellular data-communication network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising periodically probing the mobile device to determine identity of a current cellular network of the mobile device. ### Claim 4 A computer-implemented method for message-by-message tunability of message reliability in a data-communication network, the method comprising: providing an intermediate networking service that enables message exchange between a mobile device and a plurality of different nodes of the data-communication network; determining a state of the data-communication network at the mobile device; configuring transmission of a message to the mobile device based on a transmission speed associated with the state of the data-communication network at the mobile device, wherein the transmission is performed using a particular reliability mode of an optimized protocol for message transmission; transmitting the message to the mobile device; after transmitting the message, querying an operating system of the mobile device to determine that a subsequent state of the data-communication network of the mobile device is different from the state of the data-communication network; configuring transmission of a subsequent message to the mobile device based on a transmission speed associated with the subsequent state of the data-communication network at the mobile device, wherein the transmission of the subsequent message is performed using a second reliability mode of the optimized protocol for message transmission that is different from the particular reliability mode; and transmitting the subsequent message to the mobile device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein determining the state of the data-communication network comprises: sending a query to the mobile device; and receiving a response from the mobile device that includes the state of the data-communication network at the mobile device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the message originates from a user's computing device different from the mobile device and is delivered to the plurality of different nodes, and wherein the mobile device is included in the plurality of different nodes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of different nodes comprises a plurality of computing devices, each associated with a respective player of a group of players in an online game room. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the particular reliability mode is a complete reliability mode, wherein the message is delivered to the mobile device regardless of a time to arrival of the message. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein transmission of the message using the particular reliability mode includes setting a deadline for arrival of the message. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the deadline for the arrival of the message is about 500 ms from a transmission time of the message. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the particular reliability mode is a best effort mode. ### Claim 12 A system for message-by-message tunability of message reliability in a data-communication network comprising: at least one processor configured to execute instructions; and at least one memory storing instructions that when executed on the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations that: provide an intermediate networking service that enables message exchange between a mobile device and a plurality of different nodes of the data-communication network; determine a state of the data-communication network at the mobile device; configure transmission of a message to the mobile device based on a transmission speed associated with the state of the data-communication network at the mobile device, wherein the transmission is performed using a particular reliability mode of an optimized protocol for message transmission; transmit the message to the mobile device; after transmitting the message, query an operating system of the mobile device to determine that a subsequent state of the data-communication network of the mobile device is different from the state of the data-communication network; configure transmission of a subsequent message to the mobile device based on a transmission speed associated with the subsequent state of the data-communication network at the mobile device, wherein the transmission of the subsequent message is performed using a second reliability mode of the optimized protocol for message transmission that is different from the particular reliability mode; and transmit the subsequent message to the mobile device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the data-communication network comprises a cellular network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the message originates from a user's computing device different from the mobile device and is delivered to the plurality of different nodes, and wherein the mobile device is included in the plurality of different nodes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of different nodes comprises a plurality of computing devices, each associated with a respective player of a group of players in an online game room. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the particular reliability mode is a complete reliability mode, wherein the message is delivered to the mobile device regardless of a time to arrival of the message. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the particular reliability mode is a best effort mode. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein transmission of the message using the particular reliability mode includes setting a deadline for arrival of the message. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the deadline for the arrival of the message is about 500 ms from a transmission time of the message.