System and method for efficient use of network bandwidth

Methods and systems are provided for optimizing the use of network bandwidth by a mobile device. In one embodiment, a system is provided that includes a mobile application client. The mobile application client may log information regarding content requests to a content log and may log network connec...

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Hauptverfasser: Youssef, Kareem, El Gamal, Hesham, Abou-Elkheir, Ahmed, Tadrous, John, Wanas, Nayer, Zaid, Hakem
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Methods and systems are provided for optimizing the use of network bandwidth by a mobile device. In one embodiment, a system is provided that includes a mobile application client. The mobile application client may log information regarding content requests to a content log and may log network connection statuses for the mobile device. The system may analyze content consumption of a user of the mobile device based on the content log and may create a user profile. The system may also compile a prefetching schedule based on the user profile and the prefetching schedule may be provided to the mobile device. The mobile device may prefetch content at least partially in accordance with the prefetching schedule.