Granted Patent B2

US 8,041,780 · App. 11/693,354 · Granted Oct 18, 2011

Assignee: Alcatel Lucent

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. An apparatus for dynamically pushing content toward a user terminal of a user over a wireless network, comprising:

a processor configured for:

obtaining state information for the user in response to an indication that content is available for the user,

determining, using a network-level state information, whether a network-level condition is satisfied;

determining, using the user-level state information, whether a user-level condition is satisfied;

initiating a push of the available content toward the user terminal of the user using the wireless network in response a determination that the conditions are satisfied;

suspending the push of the available content toward the user terminal in response to a determination that at least one of the conditions is no longer satisfied; and

resuming the push of the available content toward the user terminal in response to a determination that the at least one of the conditions that was no longer satisfied is re-satisfied;

wherein the determination that the at least one of the conditions that was no longer satisfied is re-satisfied is performed by continuing to monitor at least a portion of the state information while the content is being pushed toward the user terminal of the user.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the user-level state information comprises at least one of a user channel quality, a user terminal power state, a user terminal memory status, at least one user terminal capability, and user subscription information for the user.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the network-level condition is satisfied comprises:

determining whether a cell utilization condition is satisfied.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the user-level condition is satisfied comprises at least one of:

determining whether a user channel quality condition is satisfied;

determining whether a user terminal power state condition is satisfied;

determining whether a user terminal battery condition is satisfied;

determining whether a user terminal memory condition is satisfied; and

determining whether a user terminal capability condition is satisfied.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determination that one of the conditions is no longer satisfied is performed by continuing to monitor at least a portion of the state information while the content is being pushed toward the user terminal of the user.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured for:

suspending the push of the available content toward the user terminal in response to a determination that at least one of the conditions is no longer satisfied.

7. A method for dynamically pushing content toward a plurality of users over a wireless network, comprising:

identifying active ones of the users, wherein the active ones of the users are users for which content is available;

obtaining state information for each of the active users, wherein the state information comprises, for each of the active users, network-level state information and user-level state information;

determining, for each of the active users, using associated network-level state information associated with the active user, whether a network-level condition is satisfied for that active user;

determining, for each of the active users, using associated user-level state information associated with the active user, whether a user-level condition is satisfied for that active user;

identifying, from among the active users, each active user for which at least one of the network-level condition of the active user is satisfied and the user-level condition of the active user is satisfied;

prioritizing the identified ones of the active users; and

pushing the available content, over a wireless network, toward at least a portion of the identified ones of the active users based on the prioritization of the identified ones of the active users.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the network-level state information for an active user comprises cell utilization information for a cellular region associated with the user terminal of the active user, wherein the user-level state information for an active user comprises at least one of a user channel quality, a user terminal power state, a user terminal battery power status, a user terminal memory status, at least one user terminal capability, and user subscription information for the active user.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein prioritization is based at least in part on at least a portion of the state information associated with the identified ones of the active users.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein prioritizing the identified ones of the active users is performed using at least one of:

for each of the identified ones of the active users, a content review time associated with the active user; and

for each of the identified ones of the active users, a quality of service associated with the active user.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least a portion of the identified ones of the active users toward which the available content is pushed are selected based on at least one of a priority threshold, a threshold number of users, a content type of the available content, a quantity of the available content, a plurality of content review times associated with the respective identified ones of the active users, and a plurality of quality of service indicators associated with the respective identified ones of the active users.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the identified ones of the active users are active users for which both the network-level condition of the active user and the user-level condition of the active user are satisfied.

13. An apparatus for dynamically pushing content toward a plurality of users over a wireless network, comprising:

a processor configured for:

identifying active ones of the users, wherein the active ones of the users are users for which content is available;

obtaining state information for each of the active users, wherein the state information comprises, for each of the active users, network-level state information and user-level state information;

determining, for each of the active users, using associated network-level state information associated with the active user, whether a network-level condition is satisfied for that active user;

determining, for each of the active users, using associated user-level state information associated with the active user, whether a user-level condition is satisfied for that active user;

identifying, from among the active users, each active user for which at least one of the network-level condition of the active user is satisfied and the user-level condition of the active user is satisfied;

prioritizing the identified ones of the active; and

pushing the available content, over a wireless network, toward at least a portion of the identified ones of the active users based on the prioritization of the identified ones of the active users.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the network-level state information for an active user comprises cell utilization information for a cellular region associated with the user terminal of the active user, wherein the user-level state information for an active user comprises at least one of a user channel quality, a user terminal power state, a user terminal battery power status, a user terminal memory status, at least one user terminal capability, and user subscription information for the active user.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein prioritization is based at least in part on at least a portion of the state information associated with the identified ones of the active users.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein prioritizing the identified ones of the active users is performed using at least one of:

for each of the identified ones of the active users, a content review time associated with the active user; and

for each of the identified ones of the active users, a quality of service associated with the active user.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least a portion of the identified ones of the active users toward which the available content is pushed are selected based on at least one of a priority threshold, a threshold number of users, a content type of the available content, a quantity of the available content, a plurality of content review times associated with the respective identified ones of the active users, and a plurality of quality of service indicators associated with the respective identified ones of the active users.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the identified ones of the active users are active users for which both the network-level condition of the active user and the user-level condition of the active user are satisfied.

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