Device resources sharing for network resource conservation

Abstract

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.

We claim: 
     
         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.