CN103918320B - For managing the system and method for background application event - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention describes for realizing the system of communication access strategy, method and apparatus.In some respects, wireless device configuration is for performing multiple application, and communicates with communication network.This wireless device includes receiver, and it is configured to receive multiple rule, and the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the plurality of application should communicate with communication network.This wireless device includes processor, and it is configured that follows described rule, and the communication of the one or more application in the plurality of application is postponed.Additionally, this processor is additionally configured to: after this delay terminates, it is allowed to the transmission that the one or more application in the plurality of application communicate.In one aspect, this processor is configured that background state or the foreground state of being in based on this equipment, records communication statistic information individually.

Description

For managing the system and method for background application event

The cross reference of related application

The application is according to 35U.S.C. § 119 (e), require to enjoy the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/543 submitted on October 5th, 2011, the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/528 that on August 29th, 701 and 2011 submits to, the priority of 628, therefore with way of reference being wholly incorporated into this document this above-mentioned two provisional application.

Technical field

Putting it briefly, the application relates to radio communication, more particularly, it relates to for managing the system of background application event, method and apparatus.

Background technology

Application (" apps ") or equipment applet (applet) are currently available for providing diversified Additional Services and feature to wireless device.Such as, present wireless device can be downloaded and initiating equipment applet, to perform value-added functionality or other function in a large number of such as shopping, search, location positioning, driving navigation etc.Generally, network and application provider provide these equipment applets to equipment user for extra-pay.Therefore, the use of equipment applet adds the functional of wireless device and availability, and provides initial not available feature and facility with these equipment bases to equipment user.

Wireless device uses any one in multiple radios, to be attached with one or more communication networks.Such as, wireless device can include various radio, and these radios use honeycomb, WiFi, bluetooth or other type of wireless access technology to provide communication.Therefore, the application performed on the wireless device is provided with default route, and it determines that these application are by order to the radio communicated with suitable network and the radio channel being associated.

But, the interest for managing application communication intelligently increases day by day.This is partly due to the increase of multi radio equipment (such as, 3G/Wi-Fi equipment) quantity, and operator is likely to produce the increase of the Network of capacity problem.Accordingly, with respect to this capacity problem, it may be desirable that business is unloaded to the radio of replacement, or during the specific period, communication is postponed.

Accordingly, it would be desirable to efficient and cost-benefit mechanism, to provide telecommunication management for the application on wireless device.In particular, it is desirable to a kind of efficient mode finds which application uses network, and how it uses this network.Furthermore, it is necessary to according under the various states of equipment, the application found accesses the urgent degree of radio, and the application found is classified.This information can be used to postpone the transmission of communication.In addition it is also necessary to for the system and method transmitting the strategy postponing transmission about communication.

Summary of the invention

Each in the system of the present invention, method and apparatus has some aspects, but does not have any single one to become its desired attribute individually in these aspects.When being not intended to the protection scope of the present invention as represented by appended claims, some features are briefly discussed.After thinking over these and discussing, particularly after reading the part that exercise question is " detailed description of the invention ", those of ordinary skill in the art are by how inventive feature provides advantage, and it includes learning which application is that tolerance postpones.

One aspect of the present invention provides a kind of wireless device.This wireless device includes network interface, and it is configured to exchange data with communication network.Additionally, this wireless device also includes input equipment, it is configured to receive one or more input.This wireless device also includes the processor being electrically connected to described network interface.Described processor is configured that the existence based on one or more inputs or is absent from, it is determined that described equipment is in background state and is in foreground state.Described processor is additionally configured to: perform multiple application, and wherein said multiple application configuration are for communicating by described network interface and described communication network.Described processor is additionally configured to: when described equipment is in described background state, for the one or more application in the plurality of application, collects one or more communication statistic information.Described processor is additionally configured to: when described equipment is in described foreground state, collects the described communication statistic information of collection when described equipment is in described background state individually；Or forbid collecting the one or more communication statistic information.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of method collecting application communication statistics.The method includes: based on the existence of one or more inputs or be absent from, it is determined that equipment is in foreground state and is in background state.The method also includes: performing multiple application, the plurality of application configuration is for communicate with described communication network.The method also includes: when described equipment is in described background state, one or more in the plurality of application, collects one or more communication statistic information.Additionally, the method also includes: when described equipment is in described foreground state, collect the described communication statistic information of collection when described equipment is in described background state individually；Or forbid collecting the one or more communication statistic information.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of device for collecting application communication statistics.This device includes: is used for the existence based on one or more inputs or is absent from, it is determined that described device is in foreground state and is in the module of background state.This device also includes the module for performing multiple application, and wherein said multiple application configuration are for communicate with communication network.Additionally, this device also includes for when described device is in described background state, one or more in the plurality of application, collect the module of one or more communication statistic information.Additionally, this device also includes the module for carrying out following operation: when described equipment is in described foreground state, collect the described communication statistic information of collection when described equipment is in described background state individually；Or forbid collecting the one or more communication statistic information.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of non-transitory computer-readable medium.Described medium includes: upon being performed so that device is based on the existence of one or more inputs or is absent from, it is determined that described device is in foreground state and is in the code of background state.Described medium also includes: upon being performed so that described device performs the code of multiple application, and wherein said multiple application configuration are for communicate with communication network.Described medium also includes: upon being performed so that described device when described device is in described background state, one or more in the plurality of application, collect the code of one or more communication statistic information.Additionally, described medium also includes: upon being performed so that described device performs the code of following operation: when described device is in described foreground state, collect the described communication statistic information of collection when described device is in described background state individually；Or forbid collecting the one or more communication statistic information.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of wireless device, and this wireless device configuration is for performing multiple application, and communicates with communication network.This wireless device includes receiver, and it is configured to receive multiple rule, and the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the plurality of application should communicate with communication network.This wireless device also includes input equipment, and it is configured to receive one or more input.This wireless device also includes processor, and it is configured that the existence based on one or more inputs or is absent from, it is determined that described equipment is in foreground state and is in background state.Described processor is additionally configured to: follow described rule, and the communication of the one or more application in the plurality of application is modified.Described processor is additionally configured to: when described equipment is in described foreground state, according to described rule, it is allowed to carried out the transmission of described communication by the one or more application in the plurality of application.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of method communicated with communication network.The method includes: receiving multiple rule, the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the plurality of application should communicate with communication network.The method also includes: based on the existence of one or more inputs or be absent from, it is determined that described equipment is in foreground state and is in background state.The method also includes: follow described rule, modifies to by the communication of the one or more application in the plurality of application.Additionally, the method also includes: when described equipment is in described foreground state, according to described rule, it is allowed to carried out the transmission of described communication by the one or more application in the plurality of application.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of device for communicating with communication network.This device includes: for receiving the module of multiple rule, the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the plurality of application should communicate with communication network.This device also includes: is used for the existence based on one or more inputs or is absent from, it is determined that described equipment is in foreground state and is in the module of background state.This device also includes: be used for following described rule, to the module modified by the communication of the one or more application in the plurality of application.This device also includes: for when user interface is in described foreground state, according to described rule, it is allowed to the module of the transmission communicated by the one or more application in the plurality of application.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of non-transitory computer-readable medium.Described medium includes: upon being performed so that device receives the code of multiple rules, and the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in multiple application should communicate with communication network.Described medium also includes: upon being performed so that described device is based on the existence of one or more inputs or is absent from, it is determined that equipment is in foreground state and is in the code of background state.Described medium also includes: upon being performed so that described device follows described rule, to the code modified by the communication of the one or more application in the plurality of application.Additionally, described medium also includes: upon being performed so that described device is when user interface is in described foreground state, according to described rule, it is allowed to the code of the transmission communicated by the one or more application in the plurality of application.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of device, and this device is configured to communicate with communication network.This equipment includes processor, and it is configured that the multiple rules of generation, and the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the multiple application performed on the wireless device should communicate with described communication network.Additionally, this equipment also includes transmitter, it is configured that by described communication network, sends the plurality of rule to described wireless device.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of method communicated with communication network.The method includes: generating multiple rule, the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the multiple application performed on the wireless device should communicate with described communication network.Additionally, the method also includes: by described communication network, send the plurality of rule to described wireless device.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of device for communicating with communication network.This device includes: for generating the module of multiple rule, the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the multiple application performed on the wireless device should communicate with described communication network.Additionally, this device also includes: for by described communication network, sending the module of the plurality of rule to described wireless device.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of non-transitory computer-readable medium.Described medium includes: upon being performed so that device generates the code of multiple rules, and the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the multiple application performed on the wireless device should communicate with described communication network.Additionally, described medium also includes: upon being performed so that described device passes through described communication network, send the code of the plurality of rule to described wireless device.

Accompanying drawing explanation

When in conjunction with accompanying drawing with reference to as explained below, aforementioned aspect described herein will become apparent from, wherein:

Fig. 1 illustrates the example network environment of the aspect describing communications management system；

Fig. 2 illustrates and is configured to provide for communication supervisory example wireless device；

Fig. 3 illustrates the flow chart providing communication supervisory illustrative methods；

Fig. 4 illustrates the figure that the application network for example devices is movable；

Fig. 5 illustrates the block diagram of hardware/software system being configured to application communication is polymerized；

Fig. 6 illustrates the exemplary time line of the application communication polymerization realized by the hardware/software system of Fig. 5；

Fig. 7 illustrates the timeline that the application communication according to another embodiment is polymerized；

Fig. 8 illustrates the example devices being arranged for carrying out communication access strategy；

Fig. 9 illustrates the flow chart of the illustrative methods that collection communication adds up；

Figure 10 illustrates the flow chart of the illustrative methods analyzing communication statistic information；

Figure 11 illustrates the flow chart of the another exemplary method that collection communication adds up；

Figure 12 illustrates the flow chart of the illustrative methods realizing communication access strategy；

Figure 13 illustrates the another exemplary equipment being arranged for carrying out communication access strategy.

Detailed description of the invention

The various aspects of these innovative system, apparatus and method it are described more fully with below with reference to accompanying drawing.But, the disclosure can realize with multiple different form, and it should not be construed as limited to run through any ad hoc structure or the function that the present invention provides.On the contrary, it is provided that these aspects are only so that the present invention becomes thorough and complete, and will intactly pass on protection scope of the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art.According to teachings herein; those of ordinary skill in the art should be understood that; protection scope of the present invention is intended to any aspect covering innovative system disclosed in the present application, apparatus and method, and no matter it is that independence realizes or any other side in conjunction with the present invention realizes.Such as, use any number of aspect that the application sets forth can realize device and maybe can realize method.In addition; protection scope of the present invention is intended to cover this device or method, this device or method and by using other structure, function or the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of various aspects of the invention set forth except the application or can be different from the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of various aspects of the invention that the application sets forth and realize.It should be appreciated that any aspect disclosed in the present application can be embodied by one or more ingredients of the present invention.

Although This application describes some specific aspects, but the multiple modification of these aspects and arrangement also falling within protection scope of the present invention.Although being referred to some interests and the advantage of preferred aspect, but protection scope of the present invention being not exposed to the restriction of specific interests, purposes or object.On the contrary, the aspect of the present invention is intended to be widely applicable for different wireless technology, system configuration, network and host-host protocol, and some of which is illustrated by way of example in being described below of accompanying drawing and preferred aspect.Specification and drawings is only the description of the invention rather than restriction, and protection scope of the present invention is bound by appended claims and equivalent thereof.

Technology described herein may be used for various cordless communication network, such as CDMA (CDMA) network, time division multiple acess (TDMA) network, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) network, orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA) network, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) network etc..Term " network " and " system " often can exchange use.Cdma network can realize the wireless technology of such as general land wireless access (UTRA), CDMA2000 or the like.UTRA includes wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) and low spreading rate (LCR).CDMA2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95 and IS-856 standard.TDMA network can realize the wireless technology of such as global system for mobile communications (GSM) etc.OFDMA network can realize the UTRA (E-UTRA) of such as evolution, IEEE802.11, IEEE802.15, IEEE802.16, IEEE802.20,Or the like wireless technology.UTRA, E-UTRA and GSM are parts of UMTS (UMTS).Long Term Evolution (LTE) be UMTS adopt E-UTRA by release.At UTRA, E-UTRA, GSM, UMTS and LTE described in the document of the tissue from by name " third generation partner program " (3GPP).At CDMA2000 described in the document of the tissue from by name " third generation partner program 2 " (3GPP2).These various wireless technologys and standard are known in the art.

Fig. 1 illustrates the example network environment 100 of the aspect describing communications management system 108.Network environment 100 includes wireless device 102, communication network 104 and one or more server 110 and 111.Equipment 102 includes the multiple radios (not shown) using corresponding radio channel 106 to communicate with network 104.Equipment 102 also includes communications management system 108, and its operation is to control (such as, by specifically applying) access to multiple radios.

Wireless device 102 can pass through communication network 104, communicates with server 110 and 111.Server 110 and 111, respectively through communication channel 112 and 113, is connected to communication network 104.Communication channel 112 and 113 can be wire message way, it is also possible to be wireless channel.

During operation, wireless device 102 execution can use any one in multiple radio device to carry out the application being attached with network 104.Such as, the application of execution can send network savvy and call (such as socket layer is called), is used for the Internet resources communicated with network 104 with request.In one embodiment, this socket layer based on default routing configuration, can be called and process by communications management system 108, so that predetermined radio resource is tied to this application.

In one embodiment, server 110 can obtain communication access strategy.In various embodiments, server 110 can generate this communication access strategy based on the network statistics of compiling, it is possible to obtains the communication access strategy previously compiled, or can receive this communication access strategy from another source.In one embodiment, wireless device 102 can carry out collection communication statistics by communications management system 108.Such as, communication statistic information can include the information about following content: attempt the application of access wireless channel 106, when these application are attempted access wireless channel 106, attempted what kind of access etc..Wireless device 102 can provide this communication statistic information to server 111.One or two in server 110 and 111 can process the communication statistic information received from wireless device 102, it is possible to communication access strategy is compiled (individually or one and then one be compiled).In certain embodiments, server 110 and server 111 can be set withs arranged side by side, or can by their function combinations on single server.

Communication access strategy may include that about the rule allowing which application access wireless channel 106, when allows these to apply access wireless channels 106, allow what kind of access etc..Server 110 can pass through communication network 104, provides communication access strategy to wireless device 102.In various embodiments, server 110 can pass through access network discovery and select function (ANDSF), open mobile alliance device management (OMA-DM) and/or other suitable method any, by downloading in the air or alternate manner, provide communication access strategy to wireless device 102.

In various implementations, communications management system 108 is intercepted and captured for the network savvy carrying out self-application is called.Communications management system 108 according to communication access strategy, can select the suitable radio for being used by this application.Additionally, communications management system 108 according to this communication access strategy, can also revise the communication of this application.As used in this application, the amendment of communication can include, but are not limited to: communication is postponed or affects or change communication.Additionally, this application can also be tied to Internet resources (that is, selected radio) by cognitive radio device selection system 108.Owing to communications management system 108 is operated (when they use Radio Resource) in response to the general operation of these application, system can change when not having any application or upgrade, operation with traditional is applied and non-traditional application.Provide below the more detailed description of communications management system 108.

Fig. 2 illustrates and is configured to provide for communication supervisory example wireless device 200.Equipment 200 includes processor 202, memorizer 204 and TX/RX radio 212, and all these parts use communication bus 214 to communicate.Wireless device 200 can be above with reference to the wireless device 102 described by Fig. 1.It should be noted that, equipment 200 simply one realizes, other realize it is also possible that.

In one aspect, processor 202 includes application layer module 206, connects engine 208 and networking module 210.Processor 202 can also include: at least one in the hardware (not shown) of CPU, microprocessor, gate array, hardware logic, memory component and/or execution software.Processor 202 is configured that the operation of control equipment 200 to the communication of the application performed on the device 200, can optionally revise, affect, postpone and/or be limited to desired radio.In one implementation, processor 202 is configured that any relevant computer-readable instruction performing and realizing in several functions.Such as, processor 202 is for analyzing the information receiving from equipment 200 and transmitting, to realize telecommunication management.In yet another aspect, processor 202 can be used by memorizer 204, application layer module 206, TX/RX radio 212 and/or connection engine 208 for generation, to realize communication supervisory information.

TX/RX radio 212 includes the hardware and/or the processor that perform software, wherein this software arrangements is: provides and is used for making equipment 200 use multiple radio/interfaces that multiple wireless channel 216 interacts with multiple external entities (such as, external communication network 104 (Fig. 1)).Such as, wireless channel 216 can be above with reference to the wireless channel 106 described by Fig. 1.TX/RX radio 212 can provide radio/interface, in order to uses honeycomb, Wi-Fi, bluetooth or other technology any, thus utilizing wireless channel 216 and communication network to communicate.

Application layer module 206 includes the hardware and/or the processor that perform software, and wherein this software is configurable to: perform the one or more application on equipment 200, by these application memory in memory 204.In one implementation, application layer module 206 is configured that and allows application to initiate to call for the network savvy of networking module 210, to ask the Internet services.These network savvies are called and be may include that to be communicated with external network or system by wireless channel 216, for the connection request of the radio/interface at place of TX/RX radio 212.

Networking module 210 includes the hardware and/or the processor that perform software, and wherein this software arrangements is for performing network savvy.In one implementation, network savvy includes the function of such as Connect (), Bind (), Write () and Setsockopt () etc.Connect () function connects for setting up between application and specific radio/interface.Write () function is for sending data by this connection.For example, it is possible to select specific radio/interface from multiple candidate radio equipment that TX/RX radio 212 provides.In one aspect, networking module 210 is configured to perform multiple network savvy or order.In one aspect, networking module 210 can allow, when equipment is in background mode, to carry out some function, and do not allow to carry out other function (Fig. 8).In one embodiment, when user interface is not used, this equipment can be in background mode.

Connecting engine 208 and include performing hardware and/or the processor of software, wherein this software arrangements is access system resource to manage the communication of self-application.In various implementations, connect engine 208 and be configured that application communication is intercepted and captured, this communication is carried out optionally amendment, impact and/or postpones, and/or select concrete radio based on one or more in following selection standard.

1, subscriber policy: equipment user is about the strategy set by the wireless access of the application performed at this equipment place.

2, carrier policy: Virtual network operator is about the strategy set by the network insertion of equipment or application.

3, wireless tolerance: the measured value of wireless performance, or be concrete application or operating environment, select the other type of measured value that most preferred radio uses.

4, application demand: the demand that the application with request is associated, for instance bandwidth demand or time delay/performance requirement.

5, network availability: about the information of the availability of the specific network on specific wave point.

6, the tolerance that supplier provides: be converted to the information of handling capacity and the time delay that can be used for specific wave point from the wireless tolerance of such as received signal strength indicator and packet loss etc.

7, access point availability: specify the information of unique identifier of access point, wherein this access point by from miscellaneous equipment business or can collocation wireless link but to the traffic congestion of forwarded packet.

Processor 202 can pass through TX/RX radio 212, and that downloads in aforesaid selection standard is one or more.Can by this selection standard storage in memory 204.Such as, processor 202 can obtain carrier policy, connects engine 208 and can apply this carrier policy.This carrier policy may include that multiple rules of the network insertion for regulating the application on wireless device 200.

Memorizer 204 includes RAM, ROM, EEPROM or for allowing equipment 200 to store and obtain application and/or any other type of memory devices of the standard of selection.In one implementation, memorizer 204 is configured to the computer-readable instruction that storage is performed by processor 202.In addition, memorizer 204 is also configured as: store any data in multiple other type of data, and it includes by processor 202, TX/RX radio 212, application layer module 206, networking module 210 and/or connects any one data generated in engine 208.Memorizer 204 can configure with multiple different configuration, and it includes being configured to: random access memory, battery-operated type memorizer, hard disk, tape etc..Further, it is also possible to realize the various features of such as compression and automated back-up etc on memorizer 204.

Memorizer 204 is configured that storage prestrain storehouse 218 and networking storehouse 220.The socket call carrying out self-application is intercepted and captured by prestrain storehouse 218.Networking storehouse 220 provides the network AP I that application uses, to generate and to connect the socket for setting up network service.

Connect engine 208 and be configured that in every way, application communication is carried out optionally amendment, impact and/or postpones.Such as, connect engine 208 and be configurable to: what use in above selection standard is one or more, and communication is postponed.Such as, connect engine 208 can only the communication of the application postponed from tolerance be postponed.Additionally, only when wireless device 200 is in background state, connect engine 208 and just communication can be postponed.In one embodiment, the communication connecting the application that engine 208 postpones for tolerance postpones, until wireless device 200 enters foreground state.In another embodiment, the communication connecting the application that engine 208 postpones for tolerance postpones, until not tolerating that communication is initiated in the application of delay.

It is also configured as additionally, connect engine 208: from the radio of multiple candidates, select a radio in many ways.Such as, connect engine 208 to be configurable to: what use in above selection standard one or more selects radio.Once have selected radio, connecting engine 208 and just this application is tied to the interface representing this radio.Such as, in one implementation, connect engine 208 by calling in original networking storehouse 220, this application is tied to the interface of this radio.Therefore, the function at engine 208 and prestrain storehouse 218 place is connected, it is possible to easily access the function (such as, bind () function) in networking storehouse 220, in order to be tied to the radio selected for this application.

In various implementations, communications management system includes computer program, and it has storage or embodies one or more programmed instruction (" instruction ") on a computer-readable medium or " code " collection.When these codes are performed by least one processor (such as, processor 202), their execution so that processor 202 controls equipment 200, can provide intelligence interface described herein to select the function of system.Such as, computer-readable medium includes floppy disk, CDROM, storage card, flush memory device, RAM, ROM or has any other type of memory devices or the computer-readable medium of interface with equipment 200.In yet another aspect, it is possible to these code sets are downloaded to from external equipment or communication network resource equipment 200.When these code sets are performed, for providing intelligence interface described herein to select the aspect of system.

Fig. 3 illustrates the flow chart 300 for providing communication supervisory illustrative methods.In order to know for the purpose of explanation, referring to the equipment 200 shown in Fig. 2, flow chart 300 is described.But, it should be understood by one skilled in the art that the method that any suitable equipment can be used to realize describing.In one implementation, processor 202 performs one or more code set, to control the functional unit of equipment 200 to perform function described below.

At square frame 302, an application initiated by processor 202.This application can be traditional application, it is also possible to be unconventional application, and this application is a part for application layer module 206.Such as, this application can be web browser, and it generates networking functions and calls, in order to use TX/RX radio 212 place can radio connect wireless network.

At square frame 304, processor 202 configures and loads prestrain storehouse.Such as, prestrain storehouse 218 includes a subset of the networking functions provided in networking storehouse 220, and wherein application uses these functions to assess communication network.Networking functions in prestrain storehouse 218 is configured to: the networking functions of the application performed at equipment place is called and intercepts and captures.Such as, prestrain storehouse 218 includes POSIX socket function, and it may be used for the socket call of the application performed at equipment 200 place is intercepted and captured.In one implementation, prestrain storehouse 218 is stored in memory 204.

In one implementation, prestrain storehouse 218 function is configured to: receive the parameter transmitted from the application called, and uses these parameters to generate for the request connecting engine 208, in order to select to be best suited for the radio of the purpose of this application.

At square frame 306, prestrain storehouse is linked in running environment by processor 202.Such as, compared with networking storehouse 220, prestrain storehouse 218 is linked in running environment by processor 202 according to higher priority.Therefore, the networking functions of application calls to be intercepted and captured being preloaded storehouse 218 and processes, and is not processed by the similar function in storehouse 220 of networking.

At square frame 308, the networking functions carrying out self-application is called and intercepts and captures by processor 202.Such as, this networking functions calls can be that POSIX socket function calls (such as, connect () function or write () function).This application generates this networking functions and calls and be connected to a radio, in order to allow to communicate with external network.Owing to, compared with networking storehouse 220, prestrain storehouse 218 being linked to running environment according to higher priority, this networking functions, by the function in prestrain storehouse 218, is called and intercepts and captures (or process) by processor 202.In one embodiment, networking function call according to the carrier policy received, can be postponed, as discussed referring to Figure 12 by processor 202.

Called function in square frame 310, prestrain storehouse 218 generates selection request to connecting engine 208, in order to select the suitable radio used by this application.This request includes: connect any information of a part for the selection standard that engine 208 adopts in order to select the suitable radio used by this application.In another embodiment, the called function in prestrain storehouse 218 generates selection request to connecting engine 208, in order to determine whether should this communication be postponed.

At square frame 312, selection standard is estimated.In one implementation, connect engine 208 to be used for assessing selection standard described above.Such as, connect engine 208 to communicate with processor 202, in order to the carrier policy of the part being selection standard is estimated.

At square frame 314, connect the engine 208 assessment based on the standard of selection, select a radio.Such as, engine 208 is connected for selecting the radio mated with this selection standard the best.

At square frame 316, connect engine 208 and be tied to the interface into the selected radio of this application.Such as, in one implementation, connect engine 208 and call the bind () function in networking storehouse 220, in order to be tied to as the selected radio of this application.Such as, connect engine 208 and understand networking storehouse 220 it is known that how when not being preloaded storehouse 218 and intercepting and capturing, the function in direct access networked storehouse 220.In one embodiment, this application is being tied to before corresponding radio or afterwards, is connecting engine 208 and communication is postponed.

At square frame 318, then this application use is the radio that network service is selected.

In an optional operation, the method forwards square frame 312 to, wherein connects engine 208 for performing the periodical evaluation of selection standard, to determine whether current radio mates with this selection standard the best.If after another assessment of the standard of selection, connect engine 208 and determine that the radio being different from current wireless electricity equipment mates with this selection standard the best, so connect engine 208 and can destroy this connection, to enter into as this application of triggering and to restart connection, for newly connecting the means selecting different radios.Therefore, this optionally operates and allows selection standard is assessed termly, in order to guarantee to select optimal radio to carry out desired communication.

Therefore, flow chart 300 provides the telecommunication management combining tradition application and non-traditional application use.It should be noted that, flow chart 300 simply one realizes, it is possible to the operation of flow process Figure 30 0 is rearranged or revises so that can also be obtained other and realize.

Connection management for wireless device application

In the wireless device of such as smart phone, personal digital assistant or the like, even if equipment is not on background state (such as, when user does not use this equipment actively), software application can continue to operation.Such as social networks application, Email or other communications applications, data feeding or the like application (its usual example include the types of facial makeup in Beijing operas (Deng), it is possible to continue to send and receive data, even if user does not use this equipment.

When some input of mobile equipment is inoperable or is in sleep state, this moves equipment and is in background mode.In other words, when user does not use this equipment, this equipment can be in background mode.Such as, when audio frequency input (such as, mike) is closed, equipment can be recognized as and be in background mode.Additionally, when video input (such as, the display of equipment) is closed, it may be determined that equipment is in background mode.Other input can be used for determining that this moves whether equipment is in background mode, as described below.

Fig. 4 illustrates Figure 40 0 that the application network of a kind of example devices is movable.The x-axis express time of Figure 40 0, y-axis represents the amount (it counts) of the data at each time tranfer with byte.Figure 40 0 illustrates the network activity during the period of approximate two hours, and wherein during this period, this equipment is in idle pulley.In one embodiment, when user does not interact with this equipment and/or display is closed, this equipment is in idle pulley.Although this equipment is in background mode, but be worked on the activity that is applied in time produce spike (such as, spike 410a-i).This application is properly termed as " backstage " application.The activity of these application, it is possible to use the communication resource of Radio Resource in such as radio 212 or the like.In one embodiment, background mode can be " free time " pattern.

The network activity spike of such as spike 410a-i etc, it is possible to cause this wireless device to be transformed into connection mode from idle pulley.In the connection mode, radio can be powered up by this equipment, it is possible to produces signaling traffic, compared with when being in idle pulley, it is possible to consume more substantial power.In some cases, these spikes are likely to stop this wireless device to be transformed into idle pulley from connection mode, or are transformed into the replacement connection mode of such as discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern etc.When user's not participation device actively, the radio activity level of this rising that these application cause, it is possible to cause shorter battery life, increase the load of wireless network, or cause other unexpected effect.

Use technology disclosed in the present application and structure, equipment can use software layer (it is also known as " wrapper "), wherein this software layer provides application programming interfaces (API), to catch the data from background application, they are remained to desired time point (wherein at this desired time point, can activating Radio Resource, application data is transmitted, and performs task in a synchronous manner) till.By the request of these task/data is polymerized, it is possible to reduce frequently reviving of wireless device, and during the period that user does not participate in this equipment actively, save other communication resource.

Fig. 5 illustrates the block diagram of hardware/software system 500 being configured to application communication is polymerized.As it can be seen, be divided in by component software between application processor 550 and modem processor 560 but it also may the mode differed by the example with Fig. 5, organize various function.Such as, the function being described as software can realize (vice versa) with hardware, it is possible to by function distribution between the various components etc..In one embodiment, hardware/software system 500 can be above with reference to communications management system 108 discussed for Fig. 1.In another embodiment, it is possible to hardware-software system 500 is realized above in relation on the wireless device 200 described by Fig. 2.Such as, the function of application processor 550, it is possible to by processor 202, application layer module 206 and/or one or more realizing of connecting in engine 208.The function of modem processor 560, it is possible to by TX/RX radio 212, networking module 210 and/or one or more realizing of connecting in engine 208.

In the embodiment depicted, application 502 is connected engine 508 and higher-level operating system (HLOS) 506 interacts with applying.Such as, HLOS506 can be the Android operation system of California, USA mountain scene, the production of Google company.Application connection engine 508 can be connected engine 510 and communicate with modem.This modem connects engine can manage the communication resource of such as radio 212 and radio therein etc.Data between application 502 and HLOS506 can be caught by wrapper 504.The data carrying out self-application 502 during user's inactive period, can be polymerized by wrapper 504, and they are being released to HLOS506 and are finally being released to radio 212, before being operated/transmitting, they to keep the time determined.Wrapper 504 is that application 502 is sightless, so data/request that these application do not know about them is prevented from/is polymerized.In one embodiment, wrapper 504 can simulate the function of HLOS506.Wrapper 504 can be independent assembly, it is also possible to is incorporated into such as application and connects among another assembly of engine 508 etc.For example, it is possible to by above with reference to the connection engine 208 described by Fig. 2, realizing wrapper 504.

Fig. 6 illustrates the example timeline 600 that the application communication that the hardware/software system 500 of Fig. 5 realizes is polymerized.As it can be seen, each in application APP1-4 is during the polymerization period 610, initiate the request for using Radio Resource continuously.In one embodiment, it is possible to during the polymerization period 610, application communication is postponed.In one embodiment, this polymerization period 610 may include that equipment 200 is in the period of idle pulley.Application APP1-4 can be the application that tolerance postpones.The application that tolerance postpones can carry the data (such as, Email or the transmission of Large Copacity file) of time relative insensitivity.

In the embodiment depicted, application APP1 performs connect () request.Then, application APP2 performs write () request.Then, application APP3 performs connect () request.Finally, application APP4 performs connect () request.Wrapper 504 receives connect () and write () socket call.It not that immediately these socket calls are carried out action, but the communication during the polymerization period 610 is postponed by wrapper 504.In the time determined, these socket calls are discharged into the request of data 620 of polymerization by wrapper 504 together.

In one embodiment, wrapper 504 during sending window 630, can discharge the request of data 620 of these polymerizations.In various embodiments, transmission window 630 can include this equipment 200 and be in the period of idle pulley, and it can include equipment 200 and be in the period of activity pattern.During sending window 630, the request of data 620 of the polymerization from APP1-4 can be discharged by wrapper 504.Additionally, the application communication request that wrapper 504 can also allow for carrying out during this transmission window 630 does not lingeringly perform.In other words, during sending window 630, other communication can not be postponed by wrapper 504.Such as, in the embodiment depicted, APP5, during sending window 630, initiates connect () request.Wrapper 504 allows the connect () request of APP5 lingeringly not perform.

In one embodiment, wrapper 504 according to the interval of rule or interval, can open transmission window 630.Such as, wrapper 504 can every 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes etc., transmission window 630 is opened once.In another example, the application communication postponed according to the time randomly or pseudo-randomly, can be discharged by wrapper 504.Wrapper 504 opens the interval sending window 630, it is possible to be determined by equipment 200, it is also possible to receive from another equipment (such as, server 110 (Fig. 1)).

In one embodiment, wrapper 504 based on the request of data 620 of polymerization, can dynamically determine and when open transmission window 630.Such as, when the quantity of the request of data 620 of polymerization exceedes threshold value, wrapper 504 can open transmission window 630.This threshold value can be determined by equipment 200, it is also possible to receives from another equipment (such as, server 110).

Wrapper 504 can stay open predetermined time period or dynamic time period by sending window 630.Such as, after sending window 630 and being opened, wrapper 504 can stay open sending window 630 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes.Giving one example, after have sent last application communication, wrapper 504 can stay open sending window 630 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes again.Wrapper 504 will send the time quantum that window 630 stays open, it is possible to is determined by equipment 200, it is also possible to receives from another equipment (such as, server 110).

In one embodiment, when communication is initiated in the application not tolerating delay, wrapper 504 can open transmission window 630.Such as, APP5 can be the application not tolerating delay.Therefore, when receiving connect () request from APP4, wrapper 504 can open transmission window 630.Wrapper 504 can allow the connect () from APP4 to ask to continue executing with, and it can also discharge the request of data 620 of the polymerization coming from APP1-4.

Fig. 7 is according to another embodiment, it is shown that the timeline 700 of application communication polymerization.As it can be seen, each in application APP1-2 initiates the request for using Radio Resource continuously.Application APP1-2 can pass through to connect engine API, indicates their delay-tolerant.Such as, application APP1-2 may include that the specific background activity postponed of only tolerance and/or operation requirement.Such as, application APP1-2 can be that application is followed the tracks of in position, and the position of this equipment 200 is reported in this application (such as, every 10 seconds) termly.

As it can be seen, application APP1 initiates communication request, indicate the delay of its tolerance X second to wrapper 504.Then, application APP2 initiates communication request, indicates the delay of its tolerance Y second to wrapper 504.Wrapper 504 can provide call back function (such as, APIGo), and wherein this function can it allows communication to application instruction.After receiving this readjustment, this application can proceed communication.

As it can be seen, before the X second that passed postpones, wrapper 504 provides APIGo readjustment to application APP1.Then, application APP1 is communicated by wrapper 504, and does not have other delay.Similarly, before the Y second that passed postpones, wrapper 504 provides APIGo readjustment to application APP2.Then, application APP2 is communicated by wrapper 504, and does not have other delay.

In alternate embodiments, application can pass through API, provides specific transmission window to wrapper 504.Communication from these application within the constraint in the time limit provided, can be postponed by wrapper 504 pellucidly.Therefore, wrapper 504 will before any time limit, it is allowed to this application communication carries out.

In yet another aspect, API can also allow for applying and registers the application not tolerating delay.The application immediately accessed can be asked, including: child follows the tracks of application, emergency notice application etc..In one embodiment, wrapper 504 by application communication is monitored, can learn the delay-tolerant degree of each application.In another embodiment, wrapper 504 can receive the list of application delay tolerance from list or data base, wherein this list or data base be locally stored on the device 102, or from server 110 receive.This list or data base can be received together with the communication access strategy of such as carrier policy etc.

Application communication in the way of reducing user's interruption, can be polymerized or postpone by wrapper 504.Wrapper 504 can analyze many factors, to determine when application communication to be postponed or is polymerized.Such as, application communication based on the characteristic (such as, display state (opens or closes), audio status (opening or closing) etc.) of wireless device 102, can be postponed by wrapper 504.The application communication that tolerance can only be postponed by wrapper 504 postpones.When radio does not load, when wireless device is not used (such as, without call, audio stream etc.), application communication can be postponed by wrapper 504.It should be understood by one skilled in the art that wrapper 504 can based on any combination (except the factor that other is suitable) of factor above, it is determined that when application communication is postponed.

Additionally, wrapper 504 can analyze many factors, determine when the hangover or polymerization communication, permit unrestricted application communication.Such as, do not tolerate that the application (such as, emergency notice application) of delay can initiate unrestricted application communication.Unrestricted application communication can trigger wrapper 504 and discharge previous delay or polymerization application communication.Therefore, the application communication of previous delay can use the Radio Resource in conjunction with emergency application.In other words, when initiating the application communication not tolerating delay, wrapper 504 can open the transmission window for all application.

In one embodiment, when specific radio is activated or when being chosen as default radio, wrapper 504 can the hangover or the application communication of polymerization.Such as, this specific radio may include that Wi-Fi radio, cellular radio device, the concrete pattern (such as, 2G or 3G communication pattern) of this cellular radio device, Bluetooth radio etc..Such as, when only enabling cellular radio device, application communication can be postponed by wrapper 504, and when enabling Wi-Fi radio, wrapper 504 can the application communication of hangover.

In another embodiment, when quality of wireless channel higher than threshold value time, wrapper 504 can the hangover or polymerization application communication.Quality of wireless channel can include the tolerance of such as signal intensity, signal to noise ratio (SNR) or the like.Such as, when the SNR of cellular radio channel is lower than threshold value, application communication can be postponed by wrapper 504, and when the SNR of cellular radio channel rises to or is higher than threshold value, wrapper 504 can discharge the application communication being delayed by.

In another embodiment, wrapper 504 can termly or in discrete window, the hangover or the application communication of polymerization.Such as, wrapper 504 can be every 15 minutes, is discharged once by the application communication postponed.In another example, wrapper 504 can be every 15 minutes to 20 minutes, according to the application communication of hangover time randomly or pseudo-randomly.

In one embodiment, when receiving user and being mutual, wrapper 504 hangover or polymerization application communication.Such as, when display is activated, button pressure etc. detected, wrapper 504 can the application communication of hangover.In another embodiment, to it is expected to user mutual for wireless device 102.Such as, wireless device 102 can include accelerometer, and it can detect the movement of wireless device 102.When accelerometer export instruction be likely to have upcoming user mutual time, wrapper 504 can the application communication of hangover.In another example, it is mutual that wireless device 102 can carry out prospective users by proximity detector.It should be understood by one skilled in the art that wrapper 504 can in response to the combination in any of situation above, additionally in response to other suitable event any, the application communication of hangover.

Although aforesaid description discusses application communication polymerization with reference to API and postpone, but these concepts can be equally applicable to the combination in any of hardware, firmware or hardware and software.

Synchronization policy

In one embodiment, communications management system 108 (Fig. 1) can receive communication access strategy from server 110.This communication access strategy can include connecting engine 208 (Fig. 2) respectively when being polymerized delay and release application communication during period 610 (Fig. 6) and transmission window 630, the carrier policy used.nullIn various embodiments，It is one or more that this communication access strategy can include in the following: instruction can during the polymerization period 610 time sequence information to the application communication delay how long time、The list (" comprising list ") of the application of its communication can be postponed、The list (" Exclude Lists ") of the application of its communication cannot be postponed、Can postpone to postpone the list of the communication type of its communication、Can postpone to postpone the list of the network condition of communication during it、Wrapper 504 should open or close the list of event or the triggering sending window 630、Can postpone to postpone the instruction of the time of communication during it、Can postpone to postpone the instruction of the position of communication、The communication access strategy how equipment 200 should update from server 110 request continually、Can to the list etc. of the wireless access technology (RAT) that communication postpones.

In one embodiment, communication type can include one or more socket operations of such as bind (), connect (), accept (), send (), recv (), write (), read (), sendto (), recvfrom (), close (), gethostbyname () and gethostbyaddr () etc.Additionally, communication type can also include the classification of type of service, for instance, interactive service, Best-Effort service and urgency traffic.Interactive service can include the communication of unidirectional or two-way communication and/or the interactive content representing interval, for instance, text chatting service, voice-enabled chat business, Video chat business, web service (such as, mapping and navigation feature) etc..Best-Effort service can include relatively low priority and/or non-interactive type business, for instance, large-capacity data transmission (such as, file transfer protocol (FTP) (FTP) business), Email, video preprocessor loading etc..Urgency communication can include of a relatively high priority service, for instance, child's track and localization data, the reminding business of time-sensitive, emergency-voice services etc..Additionally, communication type can be based in IP header the information generally comprised, for instance, source IP address, purpose IP address, source port, destination interface etc..

In one embodiment, described communication access strategy can include synchronizing frequency, and its instruction is when lacking transmission triggering or event, and how wrapper 540 should frequent switch on transmission window 630.Such as, described communication access strategy may indicate that wrapper 540 should at least every 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes etc., open transmission window 630 once.In one embodiment, described communication access strategy can include the threshold quantity of the request of data of polymerization, and wherein when higher than this threshold quantity, wrapper 504 should open transmission window 630.Such as, communication access strategy may indicate that: when the quantity of request of data 620 of polymerization enough take radio 212 reach threshold amount of time time, wrapper 540 should open transmission window 630.Giving one example, if the quantity of the application being delayed by that communicates is more than threshold value, then wrapper can open this gate again.In one embodiment, described communication access strategy can include this threshold value.Giving one example, if the quantity of the socket call being delayed by that communicates is more than threshold value, then wrapper can open this gate again.In one embodiment, described communication access strategy can include this threshold value.

In one embodiment, described communication access strategy may include that the list of the application of the tolerance delay from server 110.The list of the application that tolerance postpones may include that the list of the application not tolerating delay, and it is properly termed as " Exclude Lists ".Wrapper 504 (Fig. 5) can get rid of, from polymerization, the application identified in this Exclude Lists.Similarly, the list of the application that tolerance postpones may include that the list of the application of tolerance delay, and it is properly termed as " comprising list ".When application communication is polymerized, wrapper 504 can include this and comprise the application identified in list.

In one embodiment, wrapper 504 can be default to get rid of application, only the described application communication comprising the application of mark specially in list is postponed.This comprises list can include application identifier, for instance, represent the character string of Apply Names, numeric identifier, version number, author's mark or its combination in any.In one embodiment, comprise list described in and/or Exclude Lists according to certain granularity (it includes the communication type represented by each socket operation), can identify application communication.Such as, described in comprise list can the connect () operation of in the future self-application " application A ", identify into the socket operation that tolerance postpones.Therefore, the connect () operation from " application A " can be polymerized by wrapper 504, but such as the write () operation from " application A " is not polymerized.On the other hand, the connect () operation from " application B " is not polymerized by wrapper 504, but can such as the write () operation from " application B " be polymerized.It should be understood by one skilled in the art that these lists can include other combination of application identifier, socket operation etc..

In one embodiment, described communication access strategy includes: can postpone to postpone the instruction of the network condition of communication during it.Such as, described communication access strategy can include the threshold quantity of wireless traffic, and wrapper 504 adjusts the polymerization period 610 based on this threshold quantity and/or sends window 630.In one embodiment, when the amount of Network drops below threshold value specified in communication access strategy, wrapper 504 can open transmission window 630.

In one embodiment, described communication access strategy includes: wrapper 504 should open or close the list of event or the triggering sending window 630.Such as, described communication access strategy may indicate that: when the application comprised described in being not on list and/or socket call attempt transmission data, wrapper 504 should open transmission window 630.Giving one example, described communication access strategy may indicate that again: when the application being positioned on described Exclude Lists and/or socket call attempt transmission data, wrapper 504 should open transmission window 630.Giving one example, described communication access strategy may indicate that again: when the application comprised described in being located only within list and/or socket call attempt transmission data, wrapper 504 should close transmission window 630.

In one embodiment, described communication access strategy may indicate that: when equipment 200 enters activity pattern, and wrapper 504 should open transmission window 630.Such as, described communication access strategy may indicate that: when user interface 822 (Fig. 8) receives input, and wrapper 504 should open transmission window 630.In another embodiment, when equipment 200 enters activity pattern, wrapper 504 can be not switched on sending window 630, but when equipment 200 is in activity pattern, it is possible to communication is postponed by disabling wrapper 504 and/or stopping.

In one embodiment, described communication access strategy includes: wrapper 504 should postpone application communication still should not postpone the list of the time of application communication, date and/or position.Such as, described communication access strategy may indicate that: when equipment 200 is in some city or country etc., and wrapper 504 should postpone or should not postpone the communication during the communication between some hour or date, some day in one week.In various embodiments, it is possible to use specific to the granularity of one or more concrete application and/or socket operation, refer between sequential, the date and/or position strategy.

In one embodiment, server 110 can receive the information of the state about communication network 104.Such as, server 110 may determine that: how long their record is maintained by network address translation (NAT) table in communication network 104.Server 110 can adjust described communication access strategy, in order to instruction wrapper 504 with frequency enough for application, should being opened transmission window 630, thus refreshing their nat entry, keeping their connection activity etc..

In various embodiments, two or more access standards of all time sequence informations as the aforementioned, list of application, communication type, network condition or the like can be combined by described communication access strategy.Such as, described communication access strategy may indicate that: when equipment 802 is in standby, it is possible to will go to all traffic delays of port 80 up to 5 minutes.Giving one example, described communication access strategy may indicate that again: when equipment 802 is in standby, may only use WLAN interface.Giving one example, described communication access strategy may indicate that again: when equipment 802 is in standby, and " connect () " socket call from " application X " can complete when not having delay.Meanwhile, described communication access strategy may indicate that: when equipment 802 is in standby, it is possible to " connect () " and " write () " socket call from " application Y " is postponed.Similarly, described communication access strategy can be associated with other delay standard, for instance, attempt source port and/or destination interface, the purpose IP address etc. of the communication of which socket operation, trial.Giving one example, described communication access strategy may indicate that again: when wireless access technology is high-speed packet access (HSPA), it is possible to communication is postponed, but when wireless access technology is LTE, it is impossible to communication is postponed.Those of ordinary skill in the art are it should be appreciated that can be combined the aforementioned aspect of communication access strategy in many ways.

Fig. 8 illustrates the example devices 802 being arranged for carrying out a kind of communication access strategy.This equipment can be used in above with reference in the network environment 100 described by Fig. 1.Equipment 802 is arranged to realize an example of the equipment of various method described herein.Such as, equipment 802 can realize one or more features of wireless device 102.In another embodiment, equipment 802 can realize one or more features of server 110.

Equipment 802 can include processor 804, and it controls the operation of equipment 802.Processor 804 is also referred to as CPU (CPU).Read only memory (ROM) and the memorizer 806 of random access memory (RAM) can be included, provide instruction and data to processor 804.A part for memorizer 806 can also include nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM).Processor 804 performs logic and arithmetical operation based on the programmed instruction being stored in memorizer 806.The instruction in memorizer 806 can be performed to realize methods described herein.

When being realized by equipment 802 or using as wireless device 102, processor 804 is configurable to the one or more application performing to be stored in memorizer 806.The term of execution, these application can by transceiver 814, transmitter 810 and/or receiver 812 initiate communication.Processor 804 can realize above with reference to the hardware/software system 500 described by Fig. 5.Therefore, processor 804 can monitor the communication of the application of execution, record communication statistic information, receive communication access strategy by receiver 812, stores this communication access strategy in memorizer 806.Processor 804 can realize as explained above with the communication access strategy described by Fig. 6-7.

Processor 804 can include the assembly of the process system using one or more processor to realize, or can be the assembly of the process system using one or more processors to realize.The one or more processor can use following combination in any to realize: general purpose microprocessor, microcontroller, digital signal processor (DSP), field programmable gate array (FPGA), PLD (PLD), controller, state machine, gate logic, discrete hardware components, specialized hardware finite state machine or can perform calculates or other suitable entity any of other operation of information.

Additionally, process system could be included for the machine readable media of storage software.Software should be construed broadly as and means any kind of instruction, no matter is referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language etc..Instruction can include code (such as, having source code format, binary code form, executable code form or other suitable code format any).When these instructions are performed by the one or more processor so that the system that processes performs various functions described herein.

Additionally, equipment 802 can also include housing 808, it can include transmitter 810 and/or receiver 812, in order to allows to carry out transmission and the reception of data between equipment 802 and remote location.Transmitter 810 and receiver 812 can be combined in transceiver 814.Antenna 816 can be connected to housing 808 and be electrically coupled to transceiver 814.In certain embodiments, it is convenient to omit antenna 816, equipment 802 can be configured to realize wire communication.Additionally, equipment 802 can also include the multiple transmitter of (not shown), multiple receiver, multiple transceiver and/or plurality of antennas.

Additionally, equipment 802 can also include signal detector 818, it may be used for detection as possible and quantifies the level of transceiver 814 received signal.Signal detector 818 can detect signal and other signal of such as gross energy, the energy of the every symbol of every subcarrier, power spectral density etc.Additionally, equipment 802 could be included for processing the digital signal processor (DSP) 820 of signal.DSP820 is configurable to generate the packet for transmitting.In some respects, this packet can include physical layer data units (PPDU).

Additionally, in some respects, equipment 802 can also include user interface 822.User interface 822 can include proximity detector, one or more input key, keyboard, mike, speaker, interface port (such as, USB (universal serial bus) (USB) port), high-definition media interface (HDMI) port etc.), touch screen, network interface and/or display.User interface 822 can include transmitting information to the user of equipment 802 and/or receiving any ingredient or the assembly of input from this user.In one embodiment, when user interface 822 receives input or sends output (such as, send output from USB port, network interface to display, send output etc. from mike), it is possible to user interface 822 is regarded as activity.Additionally, when user interface 822 receives input within threshold time period (such as, 1 second, 1 minute, 5 minutes etc.), or when sending output, it is also possible to user interface 822 is regarded as activity.When user interface 822 is not active, it is possible to user interface 822 is regarded as inactive or idle.

When user interface 822 is not received by inputting, it may be said that equipment 802 is in background state or idle pulley.Under background state, display can be closed, and one or more functions of equipment 802 are disabled.In one embodiment, be not in response to user interface 822 input and the process of equipment 802 initiated with communicate, it is possible to be called backstage or idle process or communication.

When user interface 822 receives input, it may be said that equipment 802 is in foreground state or activity pattern.Under the state of foreground, display can be opened, and receives input within input idle period.Input idle period is configurable, for instance, it can be 1 minute.In one embodiment, background process can occur in an active mode with communicating, but it does not correspond directly to user interface 822 and inputs and initiate.

By bus system 826, each assembly of equipment 802 can be coupled.Such as, bus system 826 can include data/address bus, and except including data/address bus, it is also possible to include power bus, control signal bus and status signal bus in addition.It should be understood by one skilled in the art that the assembly of equipment 802 can be coupled, or certain other mechanism can be used to accept or provide for input each other.

Although depicting the assembly of multiple separation in fig. 8, but one or more in these assemblies can be combined or jointly realize.Such as, processor 804 may be used for not only realizing the function above for described by processor 804, but also can realize above for the function described by signal detector 818 and/or DSP820.Additionally, each assembly shown in Fig. 8 can use the element of multiple separation to realize.

Fig. 9 illustrates the flow chart 900 of the illustrative methods that collection communication adds up.Although the method that the application describes flow chart 900 with reference to equipment 802, wherein discuss equipment 802 above with reference to Fig. 8, but it should be understood by one skilled in the art that the method for flow chart 900 can by the wireless device 102 discussed above with reference to Fig. 1, realize above with reference to wireless device 202 discussed for Fig. 2 and/or other suitable equipment any.In one embodiment, the step in flow chart 900 can be performed in conjunction with transmitter 810, receiver 812, memorizer 806 and user interface 822 by processor 805.Although the method that the application describes flow chart 900 with reference to specific order, but in various embodiments, it is possible to be executed in different order the module of the application, or some modules can be omitted, increase other module.

First, at square frame 905, equipment 802 is received by receiver 812 ignores list.This can be ignored list and be stored in memorizer 806 by processor 804.In one embodiment, equipment 802 receives this from server 110 and ignores list.In one embodiment, this is ignored list and can be provided previously by equipment 802.Discussed as explained above with Fig. 8, this is ignored list and can specify: equipment 802 should not monitor or record one or more application of its communication statistic information.In various embodiments, equipment 802 can also receive out of Memory (such as, comprising list and/or Exclude Lists) from server 110.

Then, at square frame 910, one or more communications of the processor 804 application to performing on processor 804 are intercepted and captured.Processor 804 can pass through above with reference to communications management system 108 and/or connect the instrument described by engine 208, and these communications are intercepted and captured.In one embodiment, DSP820, signal detector 818, transmitter 810 and/or transceiver 814, it is possible to these communications are intercepted and captured.

Then, at square frame 915, equipment state determined by processor 804.This equipment may be at the one at least two state (it can include background state and foreground state).Processor 804 can pass through user interface 822, it is determined that the state of equipment.

Then, at square frame 920, processor 804 determines whether this equipment is in background state.If this equipment is in foreground state, then processor 804 does not record communication statistic information, at square frame 925 place, waits other communication.If this equipment is in background state, then processor 804 forwards square frame 930 to.

In one embodiment, at square frame 920, processor 804 determines whether the communication being trapped is background communication.If the communication being trapped is not background communication, then processor 804 does not record communication statistic information, at square frame 925 place, waits other communication.If the communication being trapped is background communication, then processor 804 forwards square frame 930 to.

Thereafter, at square frame 930, processor 804 is determined whether the application being associated with the communication being trapped is positioned at and is ignored list from what server 110 received.Ignore in list if the application generating the communication being trapped is positioned at, then processor 804 does not record communication statistic information, at square frame 925 place, waits other communication.If the application generating the communication being trapped is not at ignoring in list, then processor 804 forwards square frame 935 to.

Then, at square frame 935, processor 804, based on the application communication being trapped, records one or more communication statistic information.Such as, the quantity etc. that communication statistic information may include that during idle pulley quantity that the movable application identifier (such as, all or part of title or numeric identifier) of application, the amount of data of this application transport, how many connections have been initiated in this application, this application carries out transmission control protocol (TCP) ask, the UDP (UDP) of transmission is grouped quantity, the domain name service (DNS) of transmission are asked.TCP asks statistics to may include that the statistics about the such as specific request of " connect ", " write ", " FIN ", " RST " or the like.Communication statistic information can include initial data or the mathematical statistics (such as, minima, maximum, average, intermediate value, standard deviation etc.) of the request during the time window specified or packet.Additionally, communication statistic information can also include: such as device identifier, SIM identifier, home network mark, Mobile Country Code MCC, Mobile Network Code, equipment 802 the out of Memory of position or the like.The communication statistic information of record can be stored in memorizer 806 by processor 804, it is possible to by DSP820, the communication statistic information of record is compressed, encrypts or is encoded.

Then, at square frame 940, processor 804 determines whether the communication statistic information that report is accumulated.Processor 804 may determine that reporting standards (such as, the number of thresholds of the statistics of record), and wherein this standard will make processor 804 report these communication statistic informations to server 110.In one embodiment, processor 804 can on a regular basis (such as, per hour, every day, weekly, monthly etc.), the communication statistic information of report record.In one embodiment, when the quantity of the statistics of record reaches threshold value and/or reaches threshold value when the size of the statistics of record, processor 804 can report the communication statistic information of record.In one embodiment, when the radio's (such as, Wi-Fi or cellular radio device) specified is activated, statistics can only be reported by processor 804.One or more in aforesaid reporting standards can be combined by processor 804, or uses other standard.In one embodiment, processor 804 can receive the instruction reporting communication statistic information about how and when from server 110.If processor 804 is determined does not meet this report standard, then the communication statistic information that processor is not reporting recorded, wait at square frame 925 place.If processor 804 is determined meets this report standard, then processor forwards square frame 945 to.

Finally, at square frame 945, processor 804, by transmitter 810 and/or transceiver 814, sends the communication statistic information recorded to server 110.Processor 804 can pass through HTTPPOST method, file transfer protocol (FTP) (FTP) transmits, and the communication statistic information of record sends into Email, or is sent by other communication mode any.After processor 804 sends, to server 110, the communication statistic information recorded, processor 804 can delete the communication statistic information recorded from memorizer 806, or preserves the communication statistic information recorded to use in the future.After sending, to server 110, the communication statistic information recorded, processor 804 can receive response from server 110, wherein this response can include in the following one or more: ignore list, Exclude Lists, comprise list, about when report communication statistic information instruction list and about the list of the instruction how recording communication statistic information.

Figure 10 illustrates the flow chart 1000 of the illustrative methods analyzing communication statistic information.Although the method that the application describes flow process Figure 100 with reference to equipment 802, wherein discuss equipment 802 above with reference to Fig. 8, but it should be understood by one skilled in the art that the method for flow process Figure 100 can be realized by the server 110 discussed above with reference to Fig. 1 or other suitable equipment any.In one embodiment, the step in flow chart 1000 can be performed in conjunction with transmitter 810, receiver 812 and memorizer 806 by processor 805.Although the method that the application describes flow chart 1000 with reference to specific order, but in various embodiments, it is possible to be executed in different order the module of the application, or some modules can be omitted, increase other module.

First, at square frame 1005, processor 804 receives communication statistic information from wireless device 102.Such as, the quantity etc. that communication statistic information may include that quantity that the transmission control protocol (TCP) that application identifier (such as, all or part of title or numeric identifier), this application carry out asks, the UDP (UDP) of transmission is grouped quantity, the domain name service (DNS) of transmission are asked.TCP asks statistics to may include that the statistics about the such as specific request of " connect ", " write ", " FIN ", " RST " or the like.Communication statistic information can include initial data or the mathematical statistics (such as, minima, maximum, average, intermediate value, standard deviation etc.) of the request during the time window specified or packet.Additionally, communication statistic information can also include: such as device identifier, SIM identifier, home network mark, Mobile Country Code MCC, Mobile Network Code, equipment 802 the out of Memory of position or the like.The communication statistic information of reception can be stored in memorizer 806 by processor 804, it is possible to by DSP820, the communication statistic information received is compressed, encrypts or is encoded.

Then, at square frame 1010, processor 804 generates ignores list.Processor 804 can based on the communication statistic information received from equipment 102 and/or At All Other Times and/or from miscellaneous equipment receive communication statistic information, generate this and ignore list.Such as, once processor receives the communication statistic information of the number of thresholds for an application, this application identifier just can be increased to by processor 804 to be ignored in list.In one embodiment, this initial seed ignoring list is: have been carried out the application analyzed.Processor 804 can delete one or more application identifier from ignoring occasionally list, in order to understands whether this application communication behavior there occurs change in time.

Then, at square frame 1015, processor 804 generates and comprises list.Processor 804 can based on the communication statistic information received from equipment 102 and/or At All Other Times and/or from miscellaneous equipment receive communication statistic information, generate this and comprise list.Such as, once the quantity that the communication of the record of an application is attempted drops below threshold value, this application identifier just can be increased to and comprises in list by processor 804.In one embodiment, this initial seed comprising list is: have been determined as being tolerate the application postponed.Processor 804 can delete one or more application identifier (such as, if the communication statistic information received indicates this application to be do not tolerate delay) from comprising list.

Then, at square frame 1020, processor 804 generates Exclude Lists.Processor 804 can based on the communication statistic information received from equipment 102 and/or At All Other Times and/or from miscellaneous equipment receive communication statistic information, generate this Exclude Lists.Such as, once the quantity that the communication of the record of an application is attempted exceedes threshold value, this application identifier just can be increased in Exclude Lists by processor 804.In one embodiment, the initial seed of this Exclude Lists is: have been determined as the application being not tolerate delay.Processor 804 can delete one or more application identifier (such as, if the communication statistic information received indicates this application to be that tolerance postpones) from Exclude Lists.

Then, at square frame 1025, processor 804 generates examination & verification list.Processor 804 can based on the communication statistic information received from equipment 102 and/or At All Other Times and/or from miscellaneous equipment receive communication statistic information, generate this examination & verification list.Such as, once the quantity that the communication undertaken by application recorded is attempted drops below threshold value, this application identifier just can be increased in examination & verification list by processor 804.In one embodiment, this examination & verification list can be the pioneer comprising list.Such as, candidate's application can be increased to examination & verification list by processor 804, in order to analyze further.Further analyze and can be performed by processor 804, and/or manually performed by user interface 822.In one embodiment, an application according to the signal from user interface 822, can be moved to from examination & verification list and comprise list by processor 804.

Finally, at square frame 1035, processor 804 by transmitter 810 and/or transceiver 814, to wireless device 102 send in aforesaid list one or more.Processor 804 in response to the communication statistic information (such as, responded by HTTPPOST) received, can send these lists.In one embodiment, these lists can be pushed to wireless device 102 by processor 804.Except aforesaid list, processor 804 can send: about when report communication statistic information instruction list and/or about the list of the instruction how recording communication statistic information.

Figure 11 illustrates the flow chart 1100 of the illustrative methods that collection communication adds up.Although the method that the application describes flow chart 1100 with reference to equipment 802, wherein discuss equipment 802 above with reference to Fig. 8, but it should be understood by one skilled in the art that the method for flow chart 1100 can by the wireless device 102 discussed above with reference to Fig. 1, realize above with reference to wireless device 202 discussed for Fig. 2 and/or other suitable equipment any.In one embodiment, the step in flow chart 1100 can be performed in conjunction with transmitter 810, receiver 812, memorizer 806 and user interface 822 by processor 805.Although the method that the application describes flow chart 1100 with reference to specific order, but in various embodiments, it is possible to be executed in different order the module of the application, or some modules can be omitted, increase other module.

First, at square frame 1105, equipment 802 is received by receiver 812 ignores list.This can be ignored list and be stored in memorizer 806 by processor 804.In one embodiment, equipment 802 receives this from server 110 and ignores list.Discussed as explained above with Fig. 8, this is ignored list and can specify: equipment 802 should not monitor or record one or more application of its communication statistic information.In various embodiments, equipment 802 can also receive out of Memory (such as, comprising list and/or Exclude Lists) from server 110.

Then, at square frame 1110, one or more communications of the processor 804 application for performing on processor 804 are intercepted and captured.Processor 804 can pass through above with reference to communications management system 108 and/or connect the instrument described by engine 208, and these communications are intercepted and captured.In one embodiment, DSP820, signal detector 818, transmitter 810 and/or transceiver 814, it is possible to these communications are intercepted and captured.

Thereafter, at square frame 1115, processor 804 is determined whether the application being associated with the communication intercepted and captured is positioned at and is ignored list from what server 110 received.Ignore in list if the application generating the communication being trapped is positioned at, then communication statistic information is not recorded by processor 804, at square frame 1120, waits other communication.If the application generating the communication being trapped is not at ignoring in list, then processor 804 forwards square frame 1125 to.

Then, at square frame 1125, the state of equipment 802 determined by processor 804.User interface 826 can be in the one at least two state (it can include background state and foreground state).Processor 804 based on the existence of the one or more inputs for user interface 826 or be absent from, can determine the state of user interface 822.In one embodiment, compared with the communication generated in response to the input by user interface 822, processor 804 may determine that whether the communication being trapped is one and applies the background communication automatically generated.

Then, at square frame 1130, the state of network interface determined by processor 804.In one embodiment, this network interface can include transceiver 814, transmitter 810 and/or receiver 812.This network interface can be in the one at least two state (it can include background state and foreground state).Processor 804 can based on the wireless power of transceiver 814 and/or connection status, it is determined that the state of user interface 822.In one embodiment, processor 804 may determine that multiple network interface state.

Then, at square frame 1135, processor 804, based on the application communication being trapped, records one or more communication statistic information.Such as, the quantity etc. that communication statistic information may include that during background mode quantity that the movable application identifier (such as, all or part of title or numeric identifier) of application, the amount of data of this application transport, how many connections have been initiated in this application, this application carries out transmission control protocol (TCP) ask, the UDP (UDP) of transmission is grouped quantity, the domain name service (DNS) of transmission are asked.TCP asks statistics to may include that the statistics about the such as specific request of " connect ", " write ", " FIN ", " RST " or the like.Communication statistic information can include initial data or the mathematical statistics (such as, minima, maximum, average, intermediate value, standard deviation etc.) of the request during the time window specified or packet.Additionally, communication statistic information can also include: such as device identifier, SIM identifier, home network mark, Mobile Country Code MCC, Mobile Network Code, equipment 802 the out of Memory of position or the like.

The communication statistic information of record can be stored in memorizer 806 by processor 804, it is possible to by DSP820, the communication statistic information of record is compressed, encrypts or is encoded.Processor 804 based on the state of user interface 826 and/or network interface, can store these communication statistic informations individually.Such as, processor 804 for each state below wireless device 802, can store communication statistic information individually: user interface 826 is movable and network interface movable, user interface 826 is movable and network interface inertia, user interface 826 inertia and network interface are movable and/or, user interface 826 inertia and network interface inertia.As used in this application, processor 804 can pass through to maintain multiple different data bases, by by the state etc. of user interface 826 and/or network interface on each communication statistic information labelling, these communication statistic informations carrying out " individually " storage.It should be understood by one skilled in the art that the independent storage that can complete communication statistic information by any way, wherein these modes allow to distinguish the communication statistic information of record during the different conditions of wireless device 802.In various embodiments, processor 804 based on other state (such as, power rating, the instruction clock status of time and date, network insertion state etc.) of wireless device 802, can store communication statistic information individually.

Then, at square frame 1140, processor 804 determines whether the communication statistic information that report is accumulated.Processor 804 may determine that reporting standards (such as, the number of thresholds of the statistics of record), and wherein this standard will make processor 804 report these communication statistic informations to server 110.In one embodiment, processor 804 can on a regular basis (such as, per hour, every day, weekly, monthly etc.), the communication statistic information of report record.In one embodiment, when the quantity of the statistics of record reaches threshold value and/or reaches threshold value when the size of the statistics of record, processor 804 can report the communication statistic information of record.In one embodiment, when the radio's (such as, Wi-Fi or cellular radio device) specified is activated, statistics can only be reported by processor 804.One or more in aforesaid reporting standards can be combined by processor 804, or uses other standard.In one embodiment, processor 804 can receive the instruction reporting communication statistic information about how and when from server 110.If processor 804 is determined does not meet this report standard, then the communication statistic information that processor is not reporting recorded, wait at square frame 1125 place.If processor 804 is determined meets this report standard, then processor forwards square frame 1145 to.

Finally, at square frame 1145, processor 804, by transmitter 810 and/or transceiver 814, sends the communication statistic information recorded to server 110.Processor 804 can pass through HTTPPOST method, file transfer protocol (FTP) (FTP) transmits, and the communication statistic information of record sends into Email, or is sent by other communication mode any.After processor 804 sends, to server 110, the communication statistic information recorded, processor 804 can delete the communication statistic information recorded from memorizer 806, or preserves the communication statistic information recorded to use in the future.After sending, to server 110, the communication statistic information recorded, processor 804 can receive response from server 110, wherein this response can include in the following one or more: ignore list, Exclude Lists, comprise list, about when report communication statistic information instruction list and about the list of the instruction how recording communication statistic information.

Figure 12 illustrates the flow chart 1200 of the illustrative methods of application communication access strategy.In one embodiment, one or more aspects of flow chart 1200 can correspond to the square frame 308 of Fig. 3.Although the method that the application describes flow chart 1200 with reference to equipment 802, wherein discuss equipment 802 above with reference to Fig. 8, but it should be understood by one skilled in the art that the method for flow chart 1200 can by the wireless device 132 discussed above with reference to Fig. 1, realize above with reference to wireless device 202 discussed for Fig. 2 and/or other suitable equipment any.In one embodiment, the step in flow chart 1200 can be performed in conjunction with transmitter 810, receiver 812, memorizer 806 and user interface 822 by processor 805.Although the method that the application describes flow chart 1200 with reference to specific order, but in various embodiments, it is possible to be executed in different order the module of the application, or some modules can be omitted, increase other module.

First, at square frame 1205, equipment 802 receives communication access strategy by receiver 812.Processor 804 can by this communication access policy store in memorizer 806.In one embodiment, equipment 802 receives this communication access strategy from server 110.Discussed as explained above with Fig. 7-8, how application communication can should be postponed by designated equipment 802 by this communication access strategy.

Then, at square frame 1210, one or more communications of the processor 804 application for performing on processor 804 are intercepted and captured.Processor 804 can pass through above with reference to communications management system 138 and/or connect the instrument described by engine 208, and these communications are intercepted and captured.In one embodiment, DSP820, signal detector 818, transmitter 810 and/or transceiver 814, it is possible to these communications are intercepted and captured.

Then, at square frame 1215, equipment state determined by processor 804.This equipment can be in the one at least two state (it can include foreground state and background state).In one embodiment, foreground state can be prospect state, and background state can be background state.Processor 804 can determine the state of this equipment by user interface 822.In one embodiment, compared with the communication generated in response to the input by user interface 822, processor 804 may determine that whether the communication being trapped is one and applies the background communication automatically generated.

Then, at square frame 1220, processor 804 determines whether equipment 802 is in background state.If this equipment is not on background state, then this application communication is not postponed by processor 804, at square frame 1225, it is allowed to this communication proceeds.If this equipment is in background state, then processor 804 forwards square frame 1230 to.In one embodiment, it is convenient to omit module 1215 and 1220, it is possible to application communication is postponed, regardless of whether this equipment 802 is in background state.

Thereafter, at square frame 1230, processor 804 determines whether to open transmission window 630.Discussed as explained above with Fig. 6-7, processor 804 can, based on described communication access strategy, determine whether to open transmission window 630.Such as, if the application communication being trapped is not at comprising among list, then processor 804 can open transmission window 630.In one embodiment, it is determined whether open transmission window 630, it is possible to including: in response to application communication, event or other triggering, open transmission window 630.If opening transmission window 630, then this application communication is not postponed by processor 804, at square frame 1225, it is allowed to this communication proceeds.If turned off sending window 630, then processor 804 forwards square frame 1235 to.

Thereafter, at square frame 1235, the communication intercepted and captured, according to described communication access strategy, is postponed by processor 804.Such as, processor 804 may determine that one or more delay standards of the following: the list (" comprising list ") that can postpone the application of its communication, the list (" Exclude Lists ") that cannot postpone the application of its communication, can postpone to postpone the list of the communication type of its communication, can postpone to postpone the list of the network condition of communication during it, can postpone to postpone the instruction of the time of communication during it, can postpone to postpone the instruction of the position of communication.Processor 804, based on determined delay standard, allows or postpones this application communication.In certain embodiments, processor 804 may determine that other delay standard.If processor 804 is it is determined that allow this application communication, then processor 804 forwards square frame 1225 to.If processor 804 is it is determined that postpone this application communication, then processor 804 forwards square frame 1210 to.

Figure 13 illustrates the another kind of example devices 1300 being arranged for carrying out described communication access strategy.Equipment 1300 includes receiver module 1310, Postponement module 1320 and allows module 1330.Receiver module 1310 can be configured to: what perform above with reference in the discussed function of square frame 1205 depicted in figure 12 is one or more.It is one or more that receiver module 1310 can correspond to above with reference in receiver 812 discussed for Fig. 8, processor 804, transceiver 814 and memorizer 806.Additionally, receiver module 1310 be also can correspond to above with reference in TX/RX radio 212 discussed for Fig. 2 and processor 202 one or more.

Postponement module 1320 can be configured to: what perform above with reference in the discussed function of square frame 1235 depicted in figure 12 is one or more.It is one or more that Postponement module 1320 can correspond to above with reference in processor 804 discussed for Fig. 8 and transmitter 810.Additionally, Postponement module 1320 be also can correspond to above with reference to TX/RX radio 212 discussed for Fig. 2, connect in engine 208, networking module 210 and processor 202 one or more.

Module 1330 is allowed to be configured to: what perform above with reference in the discussed function of square frame 1225 depicted in figure 12 is one or more.What allow that module 1330 can correspond to above with reference in processor 804 discussed for Fig. 8 and transmitter 810 is one or more.Additionally, allow module 1330 be also can correspond to above with reference to TX/RX radio 212 discussed for Fig. 2, connect in engine 208, networking module 210 and processor 202 one or more.

What it should be understood by one skilled in the art that information and signal can use in multiple different technology and method any represents.Such as, data, instruction, order, information, signal, bit, symbol and the chip mentioned in running through above description can represent with voltage, electric current, electromagnetic wave, magnetic field or particle, light field or particle or its combination in any.

Those of ordinary skill in the art are it should also be appreciated that can be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software or combination in conjunction with the various exemplary box of embodiment disclosed herein description, module, circuit and algorithm steps.In order to clearly show that this interchangeability between hardware and software, above various exemplary parts, frame, module, circuit and step are all carried out total volume description around its function.It is implemented as hardware as this function and is also implemented as software, depend on specific application and the design constraint that whole system is applied.Those skilled in the art for each application-specific, can realize described function in the way of flexible, but, this realize decision-making and should not be construed as the protection domain of the exemplary embodiment deviating from the present invention.

For performing the general processor of herein described function, digital signal processor (DSP), special IC (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other PLD, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components or its combination in any, it is possible to be used for the various exemplary box, module and the circuit that realize or perform describing in conjunction with embodiment disclosed herein.General processor can be microprocessor, or, this processor can also be any processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine.Processor can also be embodied as the combination of computing equipment, for instance, the combination of the combination of DSP and microprocessor, some microprocessors, one or more microprocessor and DSP core, or other this kind of structure any.

The method described in conjunction with embodiment disclosed herein or the step of algorithm can be embodied directly in hardware, the processor software module performed or both combinations.Software module may be located in the storage medium of random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), depositor, hard disk, portable hard drive, CD-ROM or other form any known in the art.A kind of exemplary storage medium can being connected to processor, thus enabling the processor to from this read information, and information can be write to this storage medium.Or, storage medium can also be the ingredient of processor.Processor and storage medium may be located in ASIC.This ASIC may be located in user terminal.Certainly, processor and storage medium can also be present in user terminal as discrete assembly.

In one or more exemplary embodiments, described function can realize by the mode of hardware, software, firmware or its combination in any.When implemented in software, it is possible to these functions are stored into the one or more instructions on computer-readable medium or code, or is transmitted by the one or more instructions on computer-readable medium or code.Computer-readable medium includes computer-readable storage medium and communication media, and wherein communication media includes being easy to any medium of transmission computer program from a place to another place.Storage medium can be any usable medium that computer can access.For example, but non-making restriction, this computer-readable medium can include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other disk storage, disk memory or other magnetic storage apparatus or can be used in carrying or store the desired program code with instruction or data structure form and can be carried out, by computer, other medium any of accessing.Furthermore, it is possible to any connection is properly called computer-readable medium.For example, if software be use the wireless technology of coaxial cable, fiber optic cables, twisted-pair feeder, digital subscriber line (DSL) or such as infrared ray, wireless and microwave etc from website, server or other remote source, then the wireless technology of coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, twisted-pair feeder, DSL or such as infrared ray, wireless and microwave etc includes in the definition of described medium.As used in this application, disk and CD include compact disk (CD), laser dish, laser disc, digital multi-purpose laser disc (DVD), floppy disk and blu-ray disc, wherein disk generally magnetically replicates data, and CD then replicates data optically with laser.Combinations of the above should also be as including within the protection domain of computer-readable medium.

For making any those of ordinary skill in this area be capable of or use the present invention, it is described around exemplary embodiment disclosed in the present application above.To those skilled in the art, the various amendments of these exemplary embodiments are apparent from, and, application-defined general principles can also be applicable to other embodiments on without departing from the spirit of the present invention or the basis of protection domain.Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiment shown by the application, but consistent with the widest scope of principle disclosed in the present application and novel features.

It should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to accurately configuration and the assembly that are illustrated above.Not necessarily departing from scope basis, it is possible to method as described above and the arrangement of device, operation and details are made various amendment, change and change.

Although foregoing is aimed at some aspects of the present invention, but other and the other aspect of the present invention on the basis without departing from the elemental range of the present invention, can be designed, and protection scope of the present invention is not limited except as by the appended claims.

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1. being configured to the wireless device performing multiple application and communicating with communication network, described wireless device includes:

Receiver, it is configured that the multiple rules of reception, and the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the plurality of application should communicate with described communication network；

Input equipment, it is configured that the one or more inputs of reception；And

Processor, it is configured that

Presence or absence based on one or more inputs, it is determined that described wireless device is in foreground state or background state；

Follow described rule, modify to by the communication of the one or more application in the plurality of application, wherein, the amendment of described communication is included postponing when described wireless device is in described background state described communication；And

When described wireless device is in described foreground state, according to described rule, it is allowed to carried out the transmission of described communication by the one or more application in the plurality of application,

Wherein, one or more based in the following of described rule, it is allowed to or in the rear mesa-shaped state time postpone the transmission of described communication: the socket operation of described communication, the source port of described communication, the destination interface of described communication and the purpose IP address of described communication or its combination.

2. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: instruction is permitted communication delay how long time sequence information.

3. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

4. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: disapprove the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

5. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: the list of the communication type that permit communication is delayed by.

6. wireless device according to claim 5, wherein, it is one or more that described communication type includes in the following: session communication, do one's best communication and urgency communication.

7. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the network condition that communication postpones during it.

8. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: described processor should allow the event of described communication or the list of triggering.

9. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the time that communication postpones during it.

10. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list to the position that communication postpones.

11. wireless device according to claim 1, wherein, described rule, based on the wireless access technology of described communication, postpones the transmission of described communication when described foreground state when permission or mesa-shaped state in the rear.

12. with the method that communication network communicates, described method includes:

Receiving multiple rule, the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in multiple application should communicate with described communication network；

Presence or absence based on one or more inputs, it is determined that equipment is in foreground state or background state；

Follow described rule, modify to by the communication of the one or more application in the plurality of application, wherein, the amendment of described communication is included postponing when described equipment is in described background state described communication；And

When described equipment is in described foreground state, according to described rule, allow to be undertaken the transmission of described communication by the one or more application in the plurality of application, wherein, one or more based in the following of described rule, it is allowed to or in the rear mesa-shaped state time postpone the transmission of described communication: the socket operation of described communication, the source port of described communication, the destination interface of described communication and the purpose IP address of described communication or its combination.

13. method according to claim 12, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: instruction is permitted communication delay how long time sequence information.

14. method according to claim 12, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

15. method according to claim 12, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: disapprove the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

16. method according to claim 12, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: the list of the communication type that permit communication is delayed by.

17. method according to claim 16, wherein, it is one or more that described communication type includes in the following: session communication, do one's best communication and urgency communication.

18. method according to claim 12, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the network condition that communication postpones during it.

19. method according to claim 12, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: should allow the event of described communication or the list of triggering.

20. method according to claim 12, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the time that communication postpones during it.

21. method according to claim 12, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list to the position that communication postpones.

22. method according to claim 12, wherein, described rule, based on the wireless access technology of described communication, postpones the transmission of described communication when described foreground state when permission or mesa-shaped state in the rear.

23. be used for the device communicated with communication network, described device includes:

For receiving the module of multiple rule, the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in multiple application should communicate with described communication network；

For the presence or absence based on one or more inputs, it is determined that equipment is in the module of foreground state or background state；

For following described rule, to the module modified by the communication of the one or more application in the plurality of application, wherein, the amendment of described communication is included postponing described communication when described equipment is in described background state；And

For when described equipment is in described foreground state, according to described rule, allow the module of the transmission communicated by the one or more application in the plurality of application, wherein, one or more based in the following of described rule, it is allowed to or in the rear mesa-shaped state time postpone the transmission of described communication: the socket operation of described communication, the source port of described communication, the destination interface of described communication and the purpose IP address of described communication or its combination.

24. device according to claim 23, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: instruction is permitted communication delay how long time sequence information.

25. device according to claim 23, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

26. device according to claim 23, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: disapprove the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

27. device according to claim 23, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: the list of the communication type that permit communication is delayed by.

28. device according to claim 27, wherein, it is one or more that described communication type includes in the following: session communication, do one's best communication and urgency communication.

29. device according to claim 23, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the network condition that communication postpones during it.

30. device according to claim 23, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: should allow the event of described communication or the list of triggering.

31. device according to claim 23, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the time that communication postpones during it.

32. device according to claim 23, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list to the position that communication postpones.

33. device according to claim 23, wherein, described rule, based on the wireless access technology of described communication, postpones the transmission of described communication when described foreground state when permission or mesa-shaped state in the rear.

34. be configured to the device communicated with communication network, described device includes:

Processor, it is configured that the multiple rules of generation, and the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the multiple application performed on the wireless device should communicate with described communication network；And

Transmitter, it is configured that by described communication network, the plurality of rule is sent to described wireless device, wherein, one or more based in the following of described rule, postpones the transmission of described communication: the socket operation of described communication, the source port of described communication, the destination interface of described communication and the purpose IP address of described communication or its combination when allowing the transmission of described communication when described wireless device is in foreground state or be in background state.

35. device according to claim 34, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: instruction is permitted application communication delay how long time sequence information.

36. device according to claim 34, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

37. device according to claim 34, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: disapprove the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

38. device according to claim 34, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: the list of the communication type that permit communication is delayed by.

39. device according to claim 34, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the network condition that communication postpones during it.

40. device according to claim 34, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: should allow the event of communication or the list of triggering.

41. device according to claim 34, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the time that communication postpones during it.

42. device according to claim 34, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list to the position that communication postpones.

43. the device according to claim 38, wherein, it is one or more that described communication type includes in the following: session communication, do one's best communication and urgency communication.

44. device according to claim 34, wherein, described rule, based on the wireless access technology of described communication, postpones the transmission of described communication when described foreground state when permission or mesa-shaped state in the rear.

45. with the method that communication network communicates, described method includes:

Generating multiple rule, the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the multiple application performed on the wireless device should communicate with described communication network；And

By described communication network, the plurality of rule is sent to described wireless device, wherein, one or more based in the following of described rule, postpones the transmission of described communication: the socket operation of described communication, the source port of described communication, the destination interface of described communication and the purpose IP address of described communication or its combination when allowing the transmission of described communication when described wireless device is in foreground state or be in background state.

46. method according to claim 45, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: instruction is permitted application communication delay how long time sequence information.

47. method according to claim 45, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

48. method according to claim 45, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: disapprove the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

49. method according to claim 45, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: the list of the communication type that permit communication is delayed by.

50. method according to claim 45, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the network condition that communication postpones during it.

51. method according to claim 45, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: should allow the event of communication or the list of triggering.

52. method according to claim 45, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the time that communication postpones during it.

53. method according to claim 45, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list to the position that communication postpones.

54. method according to claim 49, wherein, it is one or more that described communication type includes in the following: session communication, do one's best communication and urgency communication.

55. method according to claim 45, wherein, described rule, based on the wireless access technology of described communication, postpones the transmission of described communication when described foreground state when permission or mesa-shaped state in the rear.

56. be used for the device communicated with communication network, described device includes:

For generating the module of multiple rule, the plurality of rule specifies how the one or more application in the multiple application performed on the wireless device should communicate with described communication network；And

For by described communication network, the module of the plurality of rule is sent to described wireless device, wherein, one or more based in the following of described rule, postpones the transmission of described communication: the socket operation of described communication, the source port of described communication, the destination interface of described communication and the purpose IP address of described communication or its combination when allowing the transmission of described communication when described wireless device is in foreground state or be in background state.

57. device according to claim 56, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: instruction is permitted application communication delay how long time sequence information.

58. device according to claim 56, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

59. device according to claim 56, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: disapprove the list of the application that its communication is delayed by.

60. device according to claim 56, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: the list of the communication type that permit communication is delayed by.

61. device according to claim 56, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the network condition that communication postpones during it.

62. device according to claim 56, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: should allow the event of communication or the list of triggering.

63. device according to claim 56, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit list to the time that communication postpones during it.

64. device according to claim 56, wherein, the plurality of rule includes: permit the list to the position that communication postpones.

65. device according to claim 60, wherein, it is one or more that described communication type includes in the following: session communication, do one's best communication and urgency communication.

66. device according to claim 56, wherein, described rule, based on the wireless access technology of described communication, postpones the transmission of described communication when described foreground state when permission or mesa-shaped state in the rear.