Dynamic memory estimations for memory bounded applications

A computer program product having instructions encoded thereon that when executed by one or more processors causes a process to be carried out, the process comprising:

• presenting content for display;
• electronically precaching in a memory a first content set including one or more content objects, wherein a content object of the first content set is selected for precaching based at least in part on a distance of that content object from being displayed and its contribution to an overall memory estimate defining a first precache window size;
• and
• in response to a change in the content for display, electronically precaching in the memory a second content set including one or more content objects, wherein a content object of the second content set is selected for precaching based at least in part on a distance of that content object from being displayed and its contribution to an overall memory estimate defining a second precache window size different from the first precache window size.

A computing system, comprising:

• an electronic display for presenting content;
• a processor;
• an electronic memory for precaching content to be displayed on the display;
• and
• a dynamic precaching module executable by the processor and configured to:
• precache in the memory a first content set including one or more content objects, wherein a content object of the first content set is selected for precaching based at least in part on a distance of that content object from being displayed and its contribution to an overall memory estimate defining a first precache window size;
• and
• in response to a change in the content for display, precache in the memory a second content set including one or more content objects, wherein a content object of the second content set is selected for precaching based at least in part on a distance of that content object from being displayed and its contribution to an overall memory estimate defining a second precache window size different from the first precache window size.