Caching data at network processing nodes based on device location

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11496598-B2
Application number	US-60885906-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2006
Priority date	Dec 11, 2006
Publication date	Nov 8, 2022
Grant date	Nov 8, 2022

Abstract

A method of caching data at a processing node within a communication network can include predicting a future location of a user. A processing node within the communication network can be selected according to the future location. Data to be sent to the selected processing node can be selected. The selected data can be sent to the selected processing node.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method within a communication system including a plurality of edge servers, comprising:
receiving location information about a user of the communication system;
predicting, using the location information, a future location of a user;
selecting, based upon the predicted future location, one of the plurality of edge servers as a selected edge server;
calculating, using the location information and the predicted future location, a distance between the user and the predicted future location of the user;
selecting data to be sent to the selected edge server;
selecting a transmission rate based upon the calculated distance; and
pushing a transmission of the selected data to the selected edge server using the selected transmission rate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the transmission rate is further selected based upon a factor associated with an estimated arrival time that is independent of the calculated distance.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the transmission rate of the selected data during the transmission is dynamically variable.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the selected data is sent to the selected edge server to arrive at the selected edge server prior to the user communicating with the edge server.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the transmission rate is further selected based upon a level of service associated with the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the selected data is an external dataset that was accessed by the user during a prior visit to the future location.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the selected data is transmitted from a data storage device that belongs to the user.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the user specifies the selected data.

9. A communication system including a plurality of edge servers, comprising:
a hardware processor configured to initiate the following executable operations:
receiving location information about a user of the communication system;
predicting, using the location information, a future location of a user;
selecting, based upon the predicted future location, one of the plurality of edge servers as a selected edge server;
calculating, using the location information and the predicted future location, a distance between the user and the predicted future location of the user;
selecting data to be sent to the selected edge server;
selecting a transmission rate based upon the calculated distance; and
pushing a transmission of the selected data to the selected edge server using the selected transmission rate.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein
the transmission rate is further selected based upon a factor associated with an estimated arrival time that is independent of the calculated distance.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein
the transmission rate of the selected data during the transmission is dynamically variable.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein
the selected data is sent to the selected edge server to arrive at the selected edge server prior to the user communicating with the edge server.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein
the transmission rate is further selected based upon a level of service associated with the user.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein
the selected data is an external dataset that was accessed by the user during a prior visit to the future location.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein
the selected data is transmitted from a data storage device that belongs to the user.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein
the user specifies the selected data.

17. A computer program product, comprising:
a hardware storage device having computer-usable program code stored therein,
the computer-usable program code, which when executed a communication system that includes a plurality of edge servers, causes the communication system to perform:
receiving location information about a user of the communication system;
predicting, using the location information, a future location of a user;
selecting, based upon the predicted future location, one of the plurality of edge servers as a selected edge server;
calculating, using the location information and the predicted future location, a distance between the user and the predicted future location of the user;
selecting data to be sent to the selected edge server;
selecting a transmission rate based upon the calculated distance; and
pushing a transmission of the selected data to the selected edge server using the selected transmission rate.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein
the transmission rate is further selected based upon a factor associated with an estimated arrival time that is independent of the calculated distance.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein
the transmission rate of the selected data during the transmission is dynamically variable.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein
the transmission rate is further selected based upon a level of service associated with the user.

Assignees

• Hamilton Ii Rick A
• Katz Neil A
• Oconnell Brian M
• Walker Keith R
• IBM

Inventors

• Hamilton Ii Rick A
• Katz Neil A
• O'Connell Brian M
• Walker Keith R

Classifications

• H04L67/289 Primary

  Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network · CPC title

• H04W4/02

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04L67/5681 Primary

  Pre-fetching or pre-delivering data based on network characteristics · CPC title

• H04L67/52

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title

• H04L67/56

  Provisioning of proxy services (store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54) · CPC title