Social Networking and Network Connectivity
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJohn Thomas Stankey, Dale W. Malik, Jeffrey Mikan
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Abstract
Social networking is used to enhance content delivery to mobile devices. Sometimes a mobile device lacks network connectivity, such as when the mobile device is off. Content cannot be sent to the mobile device when lacking network connectivity. A social network, however, may be retrieved for interim storage of the content. When the mobile device lacks network connectivity, the content may be routed to a member device of the social network associated with the mobile device. The member device stores the content until the mobile device resumes network connectivity. The member device may then send or forward the content to the mobile device.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a server, content to be routed from a first end-user device that is destined for delivery to a second end-user device;
- retrieving, by the server, information describing network connectivity of the second end-user device;
- determining, by the server, that the second end-user device currently lacks the network connectivity;
- identifying, by the server, a social network associated with the second end-user device;
- and
- generating, by the server, an instruction to route the content for interim storage to a member device of the social network.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- determining content to be routed from a first end-user device that is destined for delivery to a second end-user device;
- retrieving information describing network connectivity of the second end-user device;
- determining that the second end-user device currently lacks the network connectivity;
- identifying a social network associated with the second end-user device;
- and
- generating an instruction to route the content for interim storage to a member device of the social network.
A memory storing code that when executed causes a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- determining content to be routed from a first end-user device that is destined for delivery to a second end-user device;
- retrieving information describing network connectivity of the second end-user device;
- determining that the second end-user device currently lacks the network connectivity;
- identifying a social network associated with the second end-user device;
- and
- generating an instruction to route the content for interim storage to a member device of the social network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.