SERVER-CONTROLLED HEARTBEATS
A client-side device is capable of wirelessly sending heartbeats to a server-side device. The server-side device is capable of instruction the client-side device when and at what frequency to send a next heartbeat. Additionally, the server-side device is capable of instructing the client-side device how to send a next heartbeat.
1 . A system, comprising:
a server side component; and
a client side component arranged to send to the server side component a request for an update,
wherein the server side component is arranged to send to the client side component a response indicating a condition for the client side component to send a next request for an update.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the condition comprises at least one of a predetermined time interval, a predetermined time, and an event trigger for sending the next request.
3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a store of delay times, wherein the response indicates to the client side component at least one of the stored delay times.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the stored delay times is configurable.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the stored delay times is adjustable based on a load condition of the server side component.
6 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one of the stored delay times indicated to the client side component is dependent on at least one of a type of the client side component, a group associated with the client side component, and a carrier of a service provided to the client side component.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the request is sent wirelessly from the client side component.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the response is received wirelessly by the client side component.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the request is in a form of at least one of an HTTP request and an SMS message.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the server side component is further arranged to send to the client side component a response indicating a communication protocol by which the client side component is to send the next request.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the client side component is any one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a portable e-mail device, a desktop computer, and a notebook computer.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the update is at least one of an operating system update, a security update, a service update, an application update, a data update, a communication protocol update, a library update, and a driver update.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the response is in a form of at least one of an HTTP request and an SMS message.
14 . A method of performing updates, comprising:
from a client device, sending a request for an update to a server; and
from the server, sending a response to the client device, wherein the response indicates a condition for the client side component to send a next request for an update.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the request is sent wirelessly from the client device, and wherein the response is received wirelessly by the client device.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the client device is any one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a portable e-mail device, a desktop computer, and a notebook computer.
17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the response comprises a specified delay time.
18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the request and the response is sent in a form of at least one of an HTTP message and an SMS message.
19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the update is at least one of an operating system update, a security update, a service update, an application update, a data update, a communication protocol update, a library update, and a driver update.
20 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
from the server, sending a response to the client device, wherein the response indicates a communication protocol by which the client device is to send the next request.
21 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the condition comprises at least one of a predetermined time interval, a predetermined time, and an event trigger for sending the next request.
22 . A mobile computing device, comprising:
a first module arranged to wirelessly send a request for an update to a server;
a second module arranged to wirelessly receive a response from the server; and
a third module arranged to wirelessly send a next request for an update at a time indicated in the response.
23 . The mobile computing device of claim 22 , wherein the request is in a form of at least one of an HTTP message and an SMS message.
24 . The mobile computing device of claim 22 , wherein the response is in a form of at least one of an HTTP message and an SMS message.
25 . The mobile computing device of claim 22 , wherein the third module is further arranged to wirelessly send the next request according to a communication protocol specified in the response.
26 . The mobile computing device of claim 22 , wherein the mobile computing device is any one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, and a portable e-mail device.
25 . The mobile computing device of claim 22 , wherein the update is at least one of an operating system update, a security update, a service update, an application update, a data update, a communication protocol update, a library update, and a driver update.