Systems and methods for distributing content using attributes

1. A system comprising:

a fixed content server positioned at a location, the fixed content server comprising a processing circuit configured to:

store electronic content for delivery to a nomadic server on a vehicle;

obtain information defining a schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to a destination location;

identify a destination content server at the destination location;

generate an electronic package containing an identifier for the vehicle and an identifier for the destination content server;

initiate communication delivery of the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server at the destination location based on the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the destination location so delivery of the electronic package is initiated while the vehicle is traveling to the destination location and then uploaded from the destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle upon arrival;

obtain information defining a schedule for departure of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server from the destination location;

determine a time to upload the electronic package from the destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle; and

provision quality of service that a network uses to deliver the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server based on the time to upload, the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the destination location, and the schedule for departure of the vehicle from the destination location.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit of the fixed content server is further configured to:

identify a remainder portion of the electronic package which did not complete upload from the destination content server to the nomadic server before a departure time of the vehicle from the destination location;

obtain information defining a schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to another destination location; and

initiate communication delivery of the remainder portion of the electronic package to another destination content server at the another destination location based on the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the another destination location so delivery of the remainder portion of the electronic package is initiated while the vehicle is traveling to the another destination location and then uploaded from the another destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle upon arrival.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processing circuit of the fixed content server is further configured to:

obtain information defining a schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the another destination location;

obtain information defining a schedule for departure of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server from the another destination location;

determine a time to upload the remainder portion of the electronic package from the another destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle; and

provision quality of service that a network uses to deliver the remainder portion of the electronic package to the another destination content server based on the time to upload the remainder portion of the electronic package from the another destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle, the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the another destination location, and the schedule for departure of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server from the another destination location.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the provision quality of service that the network uses to deliver the remainder portion of the electronic package, comprises:

managing throughput that the network uses to deliver the remainder portion of the electronic package to the another destination content server based on the time to upload the remainder portion of the electronic package from the another destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle, the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the another destination location, and the schedule for departure of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server from the another destination location.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processing circuit of the fixed content server is further configured to:

receive a report from the destination content server at the destination location; and

identify the remainder portion of the electronic package which did not complete upload from the destination content server to the nomadic server before the departure time of the vehicle from the destination location based on the report.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the provision quality of service that the network uses to deliver the electronic package, comprises managing throughput that the network uses to deliver the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server based on the time to upload, the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the destination location, and the schedule for departure of the vehicle from the destination location.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit of the fixed content server is further configured to initiate communication delivery of the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server at the destination location based on:

determining a speed of the network;

determining a communication delivery time based on size of the electronic package and the speed of the network;

determining a remaining time before arrival of the vehicle at the destination location based on the schedule for arrival of the vehicle to the destination location; and

initiating communication delivery of the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server based on the communication delivery time and the remaining time before arrival of the vehicle so delivery of the electronic package is completed while the vehicle is traveling to the destination location and then uploaded from the destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle upon arrival.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit of the fixed content server is further configured to:

initiate communication delivery of the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server based on the time to upload, the communication delivery time, and the remaining time so delivery of the electronic package is completed while the vehicle is traveling to the destination location and then uploaded from the destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle upon arrival.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit of the fixed content server is further configured to:

determine, from the information defining the schedule for arrival, an airport identifier, a gate number, and a tail number associated with the vehicle transporting the nomadic server; and

generate the electronic package to further contain the airport identifier, the gate number, and the tail number.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit of the fixed content server is further configured to:

determine, from the information defining the schedule for arrival, an airline flight number associated with the vehicle; and

generate the electronic package to further contain the airline flight number.

11. A method by a fixed content server, the method comprising:

performing by a processing circuit of the fixed content server:

storing electronic content for delivery to a nomadic server on a vehicle;

obtaining information defining a schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to a destination location;

identifying a destination content server at the destination location;

generating an electronic package containing an identifier for the vehicle and an identifier for the destination content server;

initiating communication delivery of the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server at the destination location based on the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the destination location so delivery of the electronic package is initiated while the vehicle is traveling to the destination location and then uploaded from the destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle upon arrival;

obtaining information defining a schedule for departure of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server from the destination location;

determining a time to upload the electronic package from the destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle; and

provisioning quality of service that a network uses to deliver the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server based on the time to upload, the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the destination location, and the schedule for departure of the vehicle from the destination location.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying a remainder portion of the electronic package which did not complete upload from the destination content server to the nomadic server before a departure time of the vehicle from the destination location;

obtaining information defining a schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to another destination location; and

initiating communication delivery of the remainder portion of the electronic package to another destination content server at the another destination location based on the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the another destination location so delivery of the remainder portion of the electronic package is initiated while the vehicle is traveling to the another destination location and then uploaded from the another destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle upon arrival.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

obtaining information defining a schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the another destination location;

obtaining information defining a schedule for departure of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server from the another destination location;

determining a time to upload the remainder portion of the electronic package from the another destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle; and

provisioning quality of service that a network uses to deliver the remainder portion of the electronic package to the another destination content server based on the time to upload the remainder portion of the electronic package from the another destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle, the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the another destination location, and the schedule for departure of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server from the another destination location.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the provision quality of service that the network uses to deliver the remainder portion of the electronic package, comprises:

managing throughput that the network uses to deliver the remainder portion of the electronic package to the another destination content server based on the time to upload the remainder portion of the electronic package from the another destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle, the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the another destination location, and the schedule for departure of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server from the another destination location.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving a report from the destination content server at the destination location; and

identifying the remainder portion of the electronic package which did not complete upload from the destination content server to the nomadic server before the departure time of the vehicle from the destination location based on the report.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the provisioning quality of service that the network uses to deliver the electronic package, comprises:

managing throughput that the network uses to deliver the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server based on the time to upload, the schedule for arrival of the vehicle transporting the nomadic server to the destination location, and the schedule for departure of the vehicle from the destination location.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the initiating communication delivery of the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server at the destination location, comprises:

determining a speed of the network;

determining a communication delivery time based on size of the electronic package and the speed of the network;

determining a remaining time before arrival of the vehicle at the destination location based on the schedule for arrival of the vehicle to the destination location; and

initiating communication delivery of the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server based on the communication delivery time and the remaining time before arrival of the vehicle so delivery of the electronic package is completed while the vehicle is traveling to the destination location and then uploaded from the destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle upon arrival.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

initiating communication delivery of the electronic package from the fixed content server to the destination content server based on the time to upload, the communication delivery time, and the remaining time so delivery of the electronic package is completed while the vehicle is traveling to the destination location and then uploaded from the destination content server to the nomadic server of the vehicle upon arrival.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining, from the information defining the schedule for arrival, an airport identifier, a gate number, and a tail number associated with the vehicle; and

generating the electronic package to further contain the airport identifier, the gate number, and the tail number.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining, from the information defining the schedule for arrival, an airline flight number associated with the vehicle; and

generating the electronic package to further contain the airline flight number.