Handmark, Inc.

Tomas Aronsson

Konstantin Zervas

The present invention relates to a method for optimizing the use of client capacity when providing information contents to a user. First, two modes of navigation of the client are defined: a first, continuous navigation mode, characterized by restricted movement among the contents, and a second, discontinuous mode, characterized by unrestricted movement among the contents. Then it is determined which mode of navigation the user is currently using, and the utilization of client capacity is adapted based on the currently used mode of navigation. In the first mode of navigation, user action can be more easily anticipated, and the client capacity can be used for improving the ongoing media consumption. In the second mode of navigation, user action is more difficult to predict, and client capacity may be needed for handling unexpected actions.

Method for optimizing utilization of client capacity

A method for caching media content on a client includes organizing media subjects in a predefined media package structure, and downloading the structure to the client in order for a user to consume the subjects in the structure. The media structure is arranged to allow a user to request media subjects by navigating from a current subject to adjacent subjects in the structure, and these adjacent subjects are cached at the client in advance, before the user requests them. By downloading the adjacent media subjects, the user will get the impression that the entire media structure is cached, and will not experience any download delays.

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Tomas Aronsson