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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
John Harlan Poplett, River Forest, IL (US);
Michael Irizarry, Algonquin, IL (US);
Narothum Saxena, Hoffman Estatcs, IL (US);
John Harlan Poplett, River Forest, IL (US);
Michael Irizarry, Algonquin, IL (US);
Narothum Saxena, Hoffman Estatcs, IL (US);
United States Cellular Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an 'update forwarder' function to facilitate downloading applications to mobile devices. The update forwarder receives updates on its 'network side' from one or more device management servers, stores the updates, and then delivers them from its “device side” to one or more mobile devices. By using wired or short-haul wireless links on both its network and device sides, the update forwarder can reduce demand for the precious bandwidth of a widespread wireless network. The update forwarder can receive downloads during off-peak times for the device management servers and at times when the mobile device is turned off or otherwise unavailable. Downloads can be scheduled to be delivered only when the mobile device is not otherwise in use. The update forwarder can be implemented with little cost as one function running on a device, such as a home PC or local server, that already serves other functions.