US 2013/0173716 A1 · DATA DELIVERY OPTIMIZATION

Abstract

The various embodiments provide systems, devices, and methods which optimize the way in which data is delivered between devices a group of interconnected devices. In one embodiment a data set intended for multiple devices may be segmented and different portions of the data set may be provided to each device. The intended devices may then share their data set portions to recreate the complete data set on each device. In another embodiment, multiple devices each storing a complete data set may need to upload the complete data set to a single device. The multiple devices may assign upload responsibility for segments of the complete data set among each other, and the multiple devices may each upload their assigned segments to the single device. The single device may then combine the segments to recreate the complete data set.

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Dependent claims

A method for optimizing data delivery among devices, comprising:

identifying in a first computing device a data set for transmission from the first computing device to a plurality of computing devices connected to the first computing device;
separating the data set into data segments;
assigning a portion of the data segments to each computing device of the plurality of computing devices;
transmitting from the first computing device to each of the plurality of computing devices that computing device's assigned portion of the data segments;
connecting a second computing device to a third computing device, wherein the second computing device and the third computing device each are one of the plurality of computing devices;
and
exchanging between the second and third computing devices their respective assigned portions of the data segments.

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A system for optimizing data delivery, comprising:

a first computing device;
and
a plurality of computing devices connected to the first computing device, the plurality of computing devices comprising at least a second computing device connected to a third computing device,
wherein the first computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
identifying a data set for transmission from the first computing device to the plurality of computing devices connected to the first computing device;
separating the data set into data segments;
assigning a portion of the data segments to each of the plurality of computing devices;
and
transmitting to each of the plurality of computing devices that computing device's assigned portion of the data segments,
wherein the plurality of computing devices are configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising exchanging between each other their respective assigned portions of the data segments.

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A system for uploading data comprising:

a first computing device;
a second computing device;
and
a server,
wherein the first computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
establishing a connection between the first computing device and the second computing device;
separating a data set to be uploaded to the server into data segments;
assigning an upload responsibility for a first portion of the data segments to the first computing device and an upload responsibility for a second portion of the data segments to the second computing device;
transmitting the upload responsibilities for each segment to the second computing device;
and
transmitting the first portion of the data segments to the server via a first data communication link,
wherein the second computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving the upload responsibilities for each segment from the first computing device;
and
transmitting the second portion of the data segments to the server via a second communication link.

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A system for optimizing data delivery, comprising:

means for identifying in a first computing device a data set for transmission from the first computing device to a plurality of computing devices connected to the first computing device;
means for separating the data set into data segments;
means for assigning a portion of the data segments to each of the plurality of computing devices;
means for transmitting from the first computing device to each of the plurality of computing devices that computing device's assigned portion of the data segments;
means for exchanging between each of the computing devices their respective assigned portions of the data segments.

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A server, comprising:

a memory;
and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
identifying in the server a data set for transmission from the server to a plurality of computing devices;
separating the data set into data segments;
assigning a portion of the data segments to each of the plurality of computing devices;
assigning an identification (ID) to each data segment;
generating a data segment map transmitting from the server to each of the plurality of computing devices that computing device's assigned portion of the data segments;
and
transmitting the data segment map to each of the plurality of computing devices,
wherein the data segment map comprises each data segment's ID and data segment assignment information.

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A server for optimizing data delivery, comprising:

means for identifying in the server a data set for transmission from the server to a plurality of computing devices;
means for separating the data set into data segments;
means for assigning a portion of the data segments to each of the plurality of computing devices;
means for assigning an identification (ID) to each data segment;
means for generating a data segment map means for transmitting from the server to each of the plurality of computing devices that computing device's assigned portion of the data segments;
and
means for transmitting the data segment map to each of the plurality of computing devices,
wherein the data segment map comprises each data segment's ID and data segment assignment information.

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A non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a server processor to perform operations comprising:

identifying in a server a data set for transmission from the server to a plurality of computing devices;
separating the data set into data segments;
assigning a portion of the data segments to each of the plurality of computing devices;
assigning an identification (ID) to each data segment;
generating a data segment map
transmitting from the server to each of the plurality of computing devices that computing device's assigned portion of the data segments;
and
transmitting the data segment map to each of the plurality of computing devices,
wherein the data segment map comprises each data segment's ID and data segment assignment information.

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A non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a first computing device processor to perform operations comprising:

establishing a connection between the first computing device and a second computing device;
separating a data set to be uploaded to a server into data segments;
assigning an upload responsibility for a first portion of the data segments to the first computing device and an upload responsibility for a second portion of the data segments to the second computing device;
transmitting the upload responsibilities for each segment from the first computing device to the second computing device;
and
transmitting the first portion of the data segments from the first computing device to the server via a first data communication link.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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