Intelligent Client-Side Caching On Mobile Devices

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving a content request from an application on the mobile device;
• processing the content request to obtain a processed content request;
• comparing the processed content request to index metadata to determine the location of the content;
• retrieving the content from the determined location;
• updating the cache index;
• and
• providing the requested content to the application.

A mobile device comprising:

• cache manager module configured to:
• receive a content request from an application on the mobile device;
• process the content request to obtain a processed content request;
• compare the processed content request to index metadata to determine the location of the content;
• a storage manager module configured to:
• retrieve the content from the determined location;
• wherein the cache manager module is further configured to:
• update the cache index;
• and
• provide the requested content to the application.

A method comprising:

• receiving a processed content request from a cache control system;
• authenticating the processed content request to determine if the processed request is associated with a user, wherein a remote cache is associated with the user;
• comparing the processed content request to index metadata to determine if the content is stored in a cache associated with the user;
• retrieving the content from the remote location;
• and
• providing the requested content to the cache control system.