Device resources sharing for network resource conservation
A method for network resource conservation includes detecting that two mobile devices are to receive the same content over a cellular network, wherein the two mobile devices are not associated with the same user, detecting that the two mobile devices meet a criteria, receiving the content at one mobile device of the two mobile devices, wherein the content is received in response to a single poll event of a content source or application server hosting the content, and transmitting the content from the one mobile device to the second mobile device of the two mobile devices via a non-cellular connection.
1 . A method for network resource conservation, the method comprising:
detecting that two mobile devices are to receive the same content over a cellular network, wherein the two mobile devices are not associated with the same user;
detecting that the two mobile devices meet a criteria;
receiving the content at one mobile device of the two mobile devices, wherein the content is received in response to a single poll event of a content source or application server hosting the content; and
transmitting the content from the one mobile device to the second mobile device of the two mobile devices via a non-cellular connection.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, synchronizing subsequent poll requests from the two mobile devices to the content source or the application server.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content source or the application server is polled by the one mobile device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content source or the application server is polled by a proxy server remote from the one mobile device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the criteria includes a temporal criterion.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein, the temporal criterion is met when the two devices are accessing a same content source or application server at a same time or near a same time.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein, the temporal criterion is met when the two devices have a same mobile application in operation at a same time or near a same time.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the criteria includes a spatial criterion.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the spatial criterion is determining that the two devices are co-located.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the criteria includes a social criterion.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second device of the two mobile devices receives the content from the first device over a wireless network, wherein the wireless connection includes one or more of a near-field communication network or a local area network.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the content is transmitted from the first device to the second device via near field wireless connection.
13 . A system for network resource conservation, the system comprising:
means for detecting that two mobile devices are to receive the same content over a cellular network, wherein the two mobile devices are not associated with the same user;
means for detecting that the two mobile devices meet a criteria;
means for receiving the content at one mobile device of the two mobile devices, wherein the content is received in response to a single poll event of a content source or application server hosting the content; and
means for transmitting the content from the one mobile device to the second mobile device of the two mobile devices via a non-cellular connection.
14 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising means for synchronizing subsequent poll requests from the two mobile devices to the content source or the application server.
15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content source or the application server is polled by the one mobile device.
16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content source or the application server is polled by a proxy server remote from the one mobile device.
17 . The system of claim 13 , wherein, the criteria includes a temporal criterion.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the temporal criterion is met when the two devices are accessing a same content source or application server at the same time or near a same time
19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the temporal criterion is met when the two devices have a same mobile application in operation at a same time or near a same time.
20 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the criteria includes a spatial criterion.
21 . The system of claim 20 , wherein the spatial criterion is determining that the two devices are co-located.
22 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the criteria includes a social criterion.
23 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the second device of the two mobile devices receives the content from the first device over a wireless network, wherein the wireless connection includes one or more of a near-field communication network or a local area network.
24 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content is transmitted from the first device to the second device via near field wireless connection.