US 7,321,769 B2
Method and apparatus for managing personal cache in a wireless network
Sandhiprakash J. Bhide, Beaverton, Oreg. (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/121,804.
Prior Publication US 2003/0194998 A1, Oct. 16, 2003
Int. Cl. H04Q 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04J 3/24 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—433  [455/412.1; 370/349] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining whether cache memory is available on a wireless network to store at least one user-selected electronic file on the wireless network;
storing on the wireless network the at least one user-selected electronic file if the cache memory is available; and
sending a copy of the at least one user-selected electronic file to a wireless device;
automatically copying the at least one user-selected electronic file in the cache memory from a location serviced by one switching center to a location serviced by another switching center as the wireless device moves from a location serviced by one switching center to a location serviced by another switching center;
wherein the at least one user-selected electronic file is generated for a particular switching center serving area;
wherein generating at least one user-selected electronic file for a particular switching center comprises:
determining the location of the wireless device;
accessing at least one of a web site and a database;
searching the at least one of the web site and the database for location dependent information corresponding to the location of the wireless device; and ending the location dependent information to the wireless device;
wherein the set of rules, automatically sends files to the wireless device when the wireless device moves from one location to another.