{
  "patent_number": "US 8069204",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Apps Fetch Data in the Background While You Are Offline",
  "original_title": "Providing and receiving content over a wireless communication system",
  "summary": "A method for mobile devices to store web content for offline viewing and automatically fetch new updates in the background once a wireless connection is restored.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a system where a mobile device downloads an information object, such as a webpage or a catalog, and stores it locally so the user can interact with it even without an internet connection. The user interface allows the user to fill out forms or make selections while offline, which the device then queues up. Once the device detects a wireless network, a background process automatically sends these requests to the remote server and retrieves the requested data. The system then updates the local content seamlessly, allowing for a continuous experience despite intermittent connectivity.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover real-time streaming where data must be received instantly to be useful.",
    "Does not cover systems that require a constant active connection to function.",
    "Does not cover hardware-specific radio communication protocols.",
    "Does not cover peer-to-peer data transfers between two mobile devices."
  ],
  "filed": "2006-08-31",
  "granted": "2011-11-29",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Twintech EU LLC",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/twintech-eu-llc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Richard R. Reisman",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/richard-r-reisman"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 8,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software",
    "telecommunications"
  ],
  "abstract": "Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing and receiving content over a wireless communication system, including off-line presentation of stored retrieved content is provided. The method includes receiving and storing an information object from a remote information object source for off-line use. Content from the stored information object is presented and includes information to construct a request for an additional information object from the remote information object source. A constructed request for an additional information object is sent to the remote information object source over the wireless network. After receiving the requested additional information object from the remote information object source, the content from the additional information object can be subsequently stored and presented.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8069204/azure-cloud-platform",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8069204/azure-cloud-platform/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US8069204",
  "relatedPatents": []
}