Method, apparatus, and system for performing unsolicited location-based download

An apparatus for unsolicited location-based downloading, the apparatus comprising:

• a first unit configured to:
• set a location report interval for updating information about a location of a client device, and
• update the location information of the client device based on the location report interval;
• and
• a second unit configured to:
• report the updated location information to a server,
• receive a predicted location and predicted period of the client device and a source universal resource identifier (URI) for downloading content from the server before the client device reaches the predicted location,
• send a request for the content to a source corresponding to the source URI when the client device reaches the predicted location, wherein the request is for requesting downloading of the content in a set format and is generated by any one of the server and the client device, and
• download the content from the source in response to the request, wherein the predicted location is plural,
• the first unit further configured to assign a priority to each of the predicted locations according to predetermined criteria.

A system for unsolicited location-based downloading, the system comprising:

• a client device and a content server capable of interoperating with each other, the client device configured to:
• set a location report interval for updating information about a location of the client device,
• update the location information of the client device based on the location report interval,
• report the updated location information to the content server,
• receive a predicted location and predicted period of the client device and a source universal resource identifier (URI) for downloading content from the content server before the client device reaches the predicted location,
• send a request for the content to a source corresponding to the source URI when the client device reaches the predicted location, wherein the request is for requesting downloading of the content in a set format and is generated by any one of the server and the client device,
• download the content from the source in response to the request, wherein the predicted location is plural, and
• assign a priority to each of the predicted locations according to predetermined criteria.