Systems and methods for data pre-fetching
System and methods for pre-fetching data are provided. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes communications circuitry communicatively coupled to a data provider system over a network to obtain streaming data for completion of tasks. The electronic device also includes pre-fetch circuitry that identifies a dead zone in the network; calculates a pre-fetch data size amount based at least in part upon a size of the dead zone; and requests the pre-fetch data size amount of the data, to mitigate lost streaming ability in the dead zone.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
communications circuitry communicatively coupled to a data provider system over a network to obtain streaming data for completion of tasks;
circuitry configured to receive, while a vehicle is travelling a path, a beacon signal from a beacon, the beacon signal comprising a plurality of directional indications, the plurality of directional indications each indicating one of a plurality of upcoming dead zones, the plurality of upcoming dead zones each corresponding to a potential path of the vehicle, and a dead zone size, a dead zone duration, dead zone boundaries, or any combination thereof for each upcoming dead zone of the plurality of upcoming dead zones; and
pre-fetch circuitry configured to:
identify an upcoming dead zone of the plurality of upcoming dead zones in the network, based upon the beacon signal;
calculate a pre-fetch data size amount based at least in part upon the dead zone size, the dead zone duration, the dead zone boundaries, or any combination thereof; and
request the pre-fetch data size amount of the data, to mitigate lost streaming ability in the upcoming dead zone of the plurality of upcoming dead zones.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the pre-fetch circuitry is configured to:
identify a travel vector of the electronic device; and
identify the upcoming dead zone based upon the travel vector.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the electronic device comprises a global positioning system (GPS) and where the travel vector is identified based upon the GPS system.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the beacon comprises a multi-directional beacon.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the beacon comprises a traffic light.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the pre-fetch circuitry is configured to determine whether there is enough time to download the pre-fetch data size amount of data; and
when there is enough time, download the pre-fetch data size amount of data.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the pre-fetch circuitry is configured to:
when there is not enough time, perform a mitigation action.
8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the mitigation action comprises prioritizing one type of the data over another type of the data.
9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the mitigation action comprises reducing a granularity of the data to reduce an amount of the data to download.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the data comprises mapping data reduced by reducing the mapping data to roads expected to travel.
11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the pre-fetch circuitry is configured to determine the pre-fetch data size amount of the data based upon whether the data is dead-zone-duration-dependent.
12. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, via a beacon, a beacon signal, while a vehicle is travelling a path, the beacon signal comprising a plurality of directional indications, the plurality of directional indications each indicating one of a plurality of upcoming dead zones, the plurality of upcoming dead zones each corresponding to a potential path of the vehicle and a dead zone size, a dead zone duration, dead zone boundaries, or any combination thereof for each upcoming dead zone of the plurality of upcoming dead zones;
identifying, via pre-fetch circuitry, based upon the beacon signal, an upcoming dead zone of the plurality of upcoming dead zones in a network that communicatively couples communications circuitry and a data provider system to provide, to the communications circuitry, from the data provider system, streaming data for completion of tasks;
calculating, via the pre-fetch circuitry, a pre-fetch data size amount based at least in part upon the dead zone size, the dead zone duration, the dead zone boundaries, or any combination thereof; and
requesting, via the pre-fetch circuitry, the pre-fetch data size amount of the data, to mitigate lost streaming ability in the upcoming dead zone of the plurality of upcoming dead zones.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , comprising:
identifying, via the pre-fetch circuitry, a travel vector of an electronic device; and
identifying, via the pre-fetch circuitry, the upcoming dead zone based upon the travel vector.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the beacon comprises a multi-directional beacon.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , comprising:
determining whether there is enough time to download the pre-fetch data size amount of data;
when there is enough time, downloading the pre-fetch data size amount of data;
when there is not enough time, performing a mitigation action, wherein the mitigation action comprises:
prioritizing one type of the data over another type of the data;
reducing a granularity of the data to reduce an amount of the data to download; or
both.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , comprising determining whether the streaming data is dead-zone-duration-independent or dead-zone-duration-dependent;
in response to determining that the streaming data is dead-zone-duration-independent, calculating, via the pre-fetch circuitry, a pre-fetch data size amount based at least in part upon a size of the upcoming dead zone;
in response to determining that the streaming data is dead-zone-duration-dependent, calculating, via the pre-fetch circuitry, a pre-fetch size amount based at least in part upon the duration of the upcoming dead zone; and
requesting, via the pre-fetch circuitry, the pre-fetch data size amount of the data, to mitigate lost streaming ability in the upcoming dead zone.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein calculating the data pre-fetch size amount comprises, at least in part, calculating a rate at which data is consumed.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , wherein the rate at which data is consumed is calculated by using a periodic historical average of data consumption.
19. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, cause the computer to:
receive, while a vehicle is travelling a path, via a beacon, a beacon signal, the beacon signal comprising a plurality of directional indications, the plurality of directional indications each indicating one of a plurality of upcoming dead zones and a dead zone size, a dead zone duration, dead zone boundaries, or any combination thereof for each upcoming dead zone of the plurality of upcoming dead zones;
identify, via the beacon signal, an upcoming dead zone of the plurality of upcoming dead zones in a network that communicatively couples communications circuitry and a data provider system to provide, to the communications circuitry, from the data provider system, streaming data for completion of tasks;
calculate a pre-fetch data size amount based at least in part upon the dead zone size, the dead zone duration, the dead zone boundaries or any combination thereof; and
request the pre-fetch data size amount of the data, to mitigate lost streaming ability in the upcoming dead zone of the upcoming dead zones.
20. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 19 , comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the computer, cause the computer to:
identify the upcoming dead zone, by:
identifying a travel vector of an electronic device; and
identifying the upcoming dead zone based upon the travel vector; or
by receiving the beacon signal from the beacon, the beacon signal indicating the dead zone size, the dead zone duration, the dead zone boundaries, or any combination thereof; or
both;
determine whether there is enough time to download the pre-fetch data size amount of data;
when there is enough time, download the pre-fetch data size amount of data;
when there is not enough time, perform a mitigation action, wherein the mitigation action comprises:
prioritizing one type of the data over another type of the data;
reducing a granularity of the data to reduce an amount of the data to download; or both.