System and method for providing a network service in a distributed fashion to a mobile device
AssigneeSeven Networks, LLC
InventorTrevor Fiatal
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a mobile virtual network are disclosed. A mobile virtual network operator is disclosed as an entity that provides a mobile networking service to a user, the mobile networking service being provided using a physical mobile network provided by a third party. The mobile virtual network operator may provide content distribution services, data access services, or messaging services to a user of a mobile device.
Claims19
A system for providing a service in a distributed fashion to a mobile device in a mobile network, the system, comprising:
- means for providing a service for anticipating data needs of the mobile device based on historical pattern of data access by the mobile device;
- means for proactively providing data to the mobile device based on the anticipated data needs;
- means for tracking usage of network services provided by the mobile network;
- means for transferring content to the mobile device via the mobile network, the content transferred in response to a user selection at the mobile device;
- means for determining an optimal data size range for the content to be transferred to the mobile device,
- wherein the optimal data size is determined based on mobile device available free memory;
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- means for reformatting the content transferred to the mobile device to correspond to the optimal data size range.
A method for providing a service in a distributed fashion to a mobile device in a mobile network, the method, comprising:
- providing the service to the mobile device via the mobile network, the service provided including:
- tracking usage of network services of the mobile network;
- reformatting digital content to be transferred to the mobile device to correspond to an optimal data size range;
- wherein the optimal data size is determined based on mobile device available free memory;
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- further wherein, the service is provided by functionality distributed between client software on the mobile device and software at an entity which is communicatively coupled to the mobile device over the mobile network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.